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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2000
Applicants:
Narendra Raghunathji Desai, Danbury, CT (US);
Bushra J. Agha, Durham, NC (US);
Kalidas Madhavrao Kale, Harriman, NY (US);
James R. Lawter, Goshen, NY (US);
Inventors:
Narendra Raghunathji Desai, Danbury, CT (US);
Bushra J. Agha, Durham, NC (US);
Kalidas Madhavrao Kale, Harriman, NY (US);
James R. Lawter, Goshen, NY (US);
Assignee:
QLT, Inc., Vancouver, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K009/127 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Liposomal pharmaceutical formulations incorporating porphyrin photosensitizers useful for photodynamic therapy or diagnosis of malignant cells. The liposomal formulations comprise a porphyrin photosensitizer, particularly the hydro-mono benzoporphyrine (BPD) having light absorption maxima in the range of 670-780 nanometers, a disaccharide or polysaccharide and one or more phospholipids.