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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:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2003
Applicants:
Michiko Miura, Hampton Bays, NY (US);
Daniel N. Slatkin, Southold, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michiko Miura, Hampton Bays, NY (US);
Daniel N. Slatkin, Southold, NY (US);
Assignee:
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC, Upton, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K051/00 ; C07F005/00 ; A01N055/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention covers halogenated derivatives of boronated phorphyrins containing multiple carborane cages having the formulawhich selectively accumulate in neoplastic tissue within the irradiation volume and thus can be used in cancer therapies including, but not limited to, boron neutron-capture therapy and photodynamic therapy. The present invention also covers methods for using these halogenated derivatives of boronated porphyrins in tumor imaging and cancer treatment.