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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Lister-James, Bedford, NH (US);
Richard T. Dean, Bedford, NH (US);
Daniel A. Pearson, Bedford, NH (US);
David M. Wilson, Bow, NH (US);
Assignee:
Berlex Laboratories, Inc., Montville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/100 ; A61M 3/614 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/100 ; A61M 3/614 ;
Abstract
The invention provides novel peptide-based pharmacophores and compounds which bind somatostatin receptors with high affinity and which exhibit improved pharmacokinetic properties over known somatostatin analogs. The pharmacophores and compounds of the invention may be used in labeled or unlabeled form for diagnosing and/or treating somatostatin responsive diseases. The invention also provides radiopharmaceuticals and kits comprising these compounds, as well as methods for diagnosing and/or treating somatostatin receptor mediated diseases.