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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:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond E. Counsell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Marc A. Longino, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Anatoly N. Pinchuk, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Mark A. Rampy, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Jamey P. Weichert, Fitchburg, WI (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 9/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07F 9/10 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides improved radioiodinated phospholipid ether analogs which demonstrate significant tumor avidity and longer plasma half-life than shorter-chain analogs. The radioiodinated phospholipid ether analogs of the present invention provide superior imaging and visualization of neoplastic lesions and tumor-specific cytotoxic cancer therapy.