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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2013
Abraxis Bioscience, Llc, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Neil P. Desai, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Patrick Soon-Shiong, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Vuong Trieu, Calabasas, CA (US);
Abraxis Bioscience, LLC, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutical agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, which carrier comprises a protein, for example, human serum albumin and/or deferoxamine. The human serum albumin is present in an amount effective to reduce one or more side effects associated with administration of the pharmaceutical composition. The invention also provides methods for reducing one or more side effects of administration of the pharmaceutical composition, methods for inhibiting microbial growth and oxidation in the pharmaceutical composition, and methods for enhancing transport and binding of a pharmaceutical agent to a cell.