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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2005
Razelle Kurzrock, Houston, TX (US);
Lan LI, Houston, TX (US);
Kapil Mehta, Houston, TX (US);
Bharat Bhushan Aggarawal, Houston, TX (US);
Razelle Kurzrock, Houston, TX (US);
Lan Li, Houston, TX (US);
Kapil Mehta, Houston, TX (US);
Bharat Bhushan Aggarawal, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer, including pancreatic cancer, breast cancer and melanoma, in a human patient. The methods and compositions of the present invention employ curcumin or a curcumin analogue encapsulated in a colloidal drug delivery system, preferably a liposomal drug delivery system. Suitable colloidal drug delivery systems also include nanoparticles, nanocapsules, microparticles or block copolymer micelles. The colloidal drug delivery system encapsulating curcumin or a curcumin analogue is administered parenterally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.