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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2006
Michiko Miura, Hampton Bays, NY (US);
Mark W. Renner, Hampton Bays, NY (US);
Michiko Miura, Hampton Bays, NY (US);
Mark W. Renner, Hampton Bays, NY (US);
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC, Upton, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to low toxicity boronated compounds and methods for their use in the treatment, visualization, and diagnosis of tumors. More specifically, the present invention is directed to low toxicity carborane-containing porphyrin compounds with halide, amine, or nitro groups and methods for their use particularly in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT), X-ray radiation therapy (XRT), and photodynamic therapy (PDT) for the treatment of tumors of the brain, head and neck, and surrounding tissue. The invention is also directed to using these carborane-containing porphyrin compounds in methods of tumor imaging and/or diagnosis such as MRI, SPECT, or PET.