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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX (US);
Rita Elena Serda, Pearland, TX (US);
Ismail Mustafa Meraz, Pearland, TX (US);
Jianhua Gu, Houston, TX (US);
Xiaojun Xia, Houston, TX (US);
Haifa Shen, Bellaire, TX (US);
Tong Sun, Houston, TX (US);
Mauro Ferrari, Houston, TX (US);
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are mesoporous silicon multi-stage vehicles that comprise liposomal-based second-stage particles, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and formulations including such vectors for use in a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic indications. In particular embodiments, MSV comprising ligand decorated second-stage particles are provided for therapeutic methods including, for example, treatment of mammalian cancers, including those of the human breast.