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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2000
Suresh C. Srivastava, Setauket, NY (US);
George E. Meinken, Middle Island, NY (US);
Brookhaven Science Associates LLC, Upton, NY (US);
Abstract
Radiopharmaceutical compositions including Sn labeled stannic (Sn ) chelates are provided. The chelates are preferably polyhydroxycarboxylate, such as oxalates, tartrates, citrates, malonates, gluconates, glucoheptonates and the like. Methods of making Sn-labeled (Sn ) polyhydroxycarboxylic chelates are also provided. The foregoing pharmaceutical compositions can be used in methods of preparing bone for scintigraphical analysis, for radiopharmaceutical skeletal imaging, treatment of pain resulting from metastatic bone involvement, treatment of primary bone cancer, treatment of cancer resulting from metastatic spread to bone from other primary cancers, treatment of pain resulting from rheumatoid arthritis, treatment of bone/joint disorders and to monitor radioactively the skeletal system.