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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Douglas D. Burkett, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Ralph E. Green, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Samuel D. Bernal, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zila, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 5/100 ;
Abstract
A diagnostic method for detecting cancerous epithelial cells by selectively marking the mitochondria of the cancer cells, by delivering to the epithelium a cationic supravital mitochondrial marking agent. Selective killing of cancerous epithelial cells in the presence of normal cells is effected by delivering a cationic supravital mitochondrial marking agent to epithelial cancer cells. The killing agent can also comprise the reaction product of the marking agent and a cancer chemotherapeutic drug.