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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Liangxuan Zhang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Florencia Lim, Union City, CA (US);
Inventors:
Liangxuan Zhang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Florencia Lim, Union City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 51/00 (2006.01); A61M 36/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention is directed to methods of treating solid tumor cancers, particularly refractory cancers by administration of two pluralities of microparticles, one comprising drug-carrying microparticles sized to lodge at the tumor preferably in the capillary bed of the tumor and the other comprising non-drug-carrying microparticles sized to lodge in the arterial system servicing the tumor so as to embolize the tumor.