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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129798 | STEALTH POLYMERIC PARTICLES FOR DELIVERY OF BIOACTIVE OR DIAGNOSTIC AGENTS The present invention is directed to a crosslinked or non-crosslinked polymer particle, wherein the crosslinked polymer particle comprises a copolymer of poly(alklyene glycol-graft-acrylate) that is crosslinked by at least one hydrolysable monomer or crosslinking agent.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129797 | BIODEGRADABLE STEALTH POLYMERIC PARTICLES FABRICATED USING THE MACROMONOMER APPROACH BY FREE RADICAL DISPERSION POLYMERIZATION The present invention is directed to a crosslinked or non-crosslinked polymer particle, wherein the crosslinked polymer particle comprises a copolymer of poly(alklyene glycol-graft-lactate) that is crosslinked by at least one hydrolysable monmer. Another embodiment of t... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128793 | IMPLANTABLE OR INSERTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE RESISTANT TO MICROBIAL GROWTH AND BIOFILM FORMATION Disclosed are implantable or insertable medical devices that provide resistance to microbial growth on and in the environment of the device and resistance to microbial adhesion and biofilm formation on the device. In particular, the invention discloses implantable or in... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128732 | COMBINATIONS AND MODES OF ADMINISTRATION OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS AND COMBINATION THERAPY The present invention provides combination therapy methods of treating a proliferative disease (such as cancer) comprising a first therapy comprising administering to an individual an effective amount of a taxane in a nanoparticle composition, and a second therapy which... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129922 | DOCETAXEL FORMULATIONS WITH LIPOIC ACID Pharmaceutical formulations comprising docetaxel or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more solubilizers, α-lipoic acid, TPGS, one or more hydrotropes, and optionally one or more agents having a pKa of about 3 to about 6. The pharmaceutical f... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128757 | Method of Manufacture of Liposome Composition The present invention provides a method of manufacture of a liposome composition including a step in which: a liposome dispersion liquid containing a liposome, and further containing cyclodextrin in the liposome internal phase is provided and a step in which an active c... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120082706 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR DRUG DELIVERY A medical device for safe and sure delivery of drugs to the lesion and a method for production thereof. The medical device has at least part of its surface in contact with the lumen wall tissue of the living body coated with a drug releasing layer containing a drug and ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082717 | COMPLEX, MULTILAYER USING THE SAME, AND DEVICE COATED WITH THE MULTILAYER Disclosed herein is a complex, wherein micelles and/or liposomes dispersed in hyaluronic acids and/or hyaluronic acid derivatives, with a drug and/or functional material loaded in the micelles and/or the liposomes. The complex can release the drug and/or functional mate... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083523 | MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING POLYMERIC REGIONS WITH COPOLYMERS CONTAINING HYDROCARBON AND HETEROATOM-CONTAINING MONOMERIC SPECIES According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided, which contain one or more polymeric regions. These polymeric regions, in turn, contain one or more polymers, at least one of which is a copolymer that includes the f... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120082703 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USE OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT, PROPHYLAXIS OR PREVENTION OF NEOPLASTIC DISEASES IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising polyfunctional metal phenolates that have biological applications as an anticancer adjuvant, cytoprotective antimetastatic agents and antimutagenic agents when associated with chemotherapy drugs. | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070498 | Submicron Particles of Antineoplastic Agents The present invention is concerned with the formation of submicron particles of an antineoplastic agent, particularly paclitaxel, by precipitating the antineoplastic agent in an aqueous medium to form a pre-suspension followed by homogenization. Surfactants with phospho... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120052040 | POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE Compositions comprising anti-fibrotic agent(s) and/or polymeric compositions can be used in various medical applications including the prevention of surgical adhesions, treatment of inflammatory arthritis, treatment of scars and keloids, the treatment of vascular diseas... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045516 | COMPOSITION FOR PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY COMPRISING A MACROMOLECULAR CAPSULE A composition for photodynamic therapy including a polymer capsule having a diameter of about 10 nm to about 2000 nm synthesized by copolymerization of a flat aromatic compound represented by Formula 1 (see the specification) and an organic compound represented by Formu... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120039990 | Liposome Compositions and Methods of Use Thereof The present application relates to compositions comprising and methods of using a liposome comprising a pHLIP polypeptide, wherein a lipid bilayer of the liposome is substantially free of the pHLIP polypeptide.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120039983 | AMPHIPHILIC MACROMOLECULE-LIPID COMPLEXES The invention provides amphiphilic macromolecule (AM)-lipid complexes, methods of making the complexes, and methods of using the complexes.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035141 | CYCLOALKYL-HYDROXYL COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT The present invention relates to novel cycloalkyl-hydroxyl compounds, compositions comprising hydroxyl compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing a variety of diseases and conditions such as, but not limited to aging, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, cardiova... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035196 | CARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUND [Problem] The present invention has an object to provide a compound having a GPR40 agonistic activity, which is useful as a pharmaceutical composition, an insulin secretion promoter, or an agent for preventing/treating diabetes. 02/09/2012 | |
| 20120027859 | Biodegradable Proline-Based Polymers The invention provides sequential poly(ester amide)s derived from Proline and that are synthesized by a two-step method, involving a final thermal polyesterification reaction. Molecular weights of polymers prepared by this method are from 14,000 Da to about 77,000 Da.1 ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027833 | DRUG-ELUTING FILMS Polymeric porous films, capable of eluding a bioactive agent when coming in contact with a physiological medium according to a pre-determined and controlled release profile suitable for particular type of drug and indication, and medical devices including the same are d... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027820 | Stable Formulations for Lyophilizing Therapeutic Particles The present disclosure generally relates to lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions comprising polymeric nanoparticles which, upon reconstitution, have low levels of greater than 10 micron size particles. Other aspects of the invention include methods of making such nan... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120027690 | PH-SENSITIVE GRAFT COPOLYMER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME, AND POLYMER MICELLES USING METHOD The present document relates to a manufacturing method for pH-sensitive graft polymer micelles and a polymer micelle-type pharmaceutical composition containing the graft copolymer. The pH-sensitive graft copolymer micelles are usable as various markers and contrast agen... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022148 | Curcuminoids in Combination Docetaxel for the Treatment of Cancer and Tumour Metastasis The present invention relates to a curcuminoid for enhancing the clinical efficacy of Docetaxel for the treatment of cancers and metastases.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020959 | USE OF THE SPARC MICROENVIRONMENT SIGNATURE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER The invention provides multiparametric anti-SPARC antibody-based techniques for predicting the response to chemotherapy.... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120020877 | PROCESS AND INTRA-CERVICAL DEVICE FOR THE LOCAL RELEASE OF DRUGS IN THE LOCAL-REGIONAL TREATMENT OF CERVICAL CANCER An intrauterine device and more specifically an intracervical device (ICD) for the local release of drugs in the loco-regional treatment of tumours of the uterine cervix comprises an elongated stem (2) to be positioned in the cervical canal (15), this stem... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120021036 | COMPOSITE NANOSTRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM The invention provides nanostructures or products of manufacture for use as ex vivo or in vivo composition (e.g., a drug, or a therapeutic, diagnostic or imaging reagent) delivery vehicles. In one aspect, the invention provides nanoparticles comprising several compartme... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022100 | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Disclosed are δ-amino-γ-hydroxy-ω-aryl-alkanoic acid amide compounds of formula (I) and the salts thereof, having renin-inhibiting properties. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising thes... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022011 | HSP90 INHIBITORS WITH MODIFIED TOXICITY The invention provides purified 19-substituted geldanamycin derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and prodrugs thereof that are potent Hsp90 binding agents that are useful for the treatment and/or the amelioration of symptoms of cancer and other prolife... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120015019 | Drug Coated Balloon With In-Situ Formed Drug Containing Microspheres The current invention relates to methods of forming a coating that involves the in-situ formation of drug microspheres. The coating may be applied to a medical device, such as a catheter balloon or a stent. Coated devices and methods of treatment therewith are also enco... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120009203 | Depletion of cancer stem cells Compositions and methods are provided for killing of cancer stem cells, and for the transplantation of pluripotent stem cells and differentiated cells derived therefrom.... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120009243 | LIPOSOMES FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF The present invention provides liposomes that are useful for delivery of bioactive agents such as therapeutics. Among others, the liposomes of the invention are capable of delivering their payload at sites of increased secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity, becaus... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120003321 | Crosslinked Dextran Composite Magnetic Microparticles and Preparation Process and Using Method Thereof The present invention relates to crosslinked dextran magnetic composite microparticles and a preparation process and a using method thereof. The composite microparticles comprise magnetic nanoparticles and dextran with crosslinked structure, wherein the magnetic nanopar... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004187 | SPIROCYCLICALLY SUBSTITUTED 1,3-PROPANE DIOXIDE DERIVATIVES, PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF AS A MEDICAMENT The invention relates to spirocyclically substituted 1,3-propane dioxide derivatives, and to the physiologically compatible salts thereof. The invention relates to compounds of the formula I 01/05/2012 | |
| 20120004293 | Cancer Cell Targeting Using Nanoparticles The present invention generally relates to polymers and macromolecules, in particular, to polymers useful in particles such as nanoparticles. One aspect of the invention is directed to a method of developing nanoparticles with desired properties. In one set of embodimen... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003177 | CURCUMIN-CONTAINING POLYMERS AND WATER-SOLUBLE CURCUMIN DERIVATIVES AS PRODRUGS OF PRODRUG CARRIERS Curcumin, a polyphenol extracted from the rhizome turmeric, has been polymerized to produce a polymer material having a backbone of one or more repeating structural units, at least one of which comprises a curcumin monomer residue. These curcumin-containing polymers hav... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120004294 | ANTITUMOR COMBINATION COMBINING AVE8062 AND DOCETAXEL The invention relates to a sequential antitumor combination of AVE8062, or a salt thereof, and docetaxel, characterized in that AVE8062 is administered to a patient in a dose of 10 to 50 mg/m2, and then, on a different day of the week, preferably after a 24-hour interva... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20120003291 | NANOBEAD RELEASING MEDICAL DEVICES Medical devices comprising nanobeads encapsulating one or more bioactive agents and methods of use thereof are provided.... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110318267 | PH-RESPONSIVE NANOSTRUCTURES The present invention relates to compositions comprising stimuli-responsive materials which can be used for delivery of agents. Materials are provided that can respond to changes in a surrounding environment, including changes in ion concentration. For example, one or m... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110318275 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTRAST AGENT USING BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER AND PREPARATION METHOD The present invention relates to a biocompatible contrast agent and a method of its preparation. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multifunctional contrast agent manufactured by prepairing a novel polysuccinimide-based polymer by introducing an alkan... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110312911 | GLUCAGON RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCH COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE Glucagon receptor antagonist compounds are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110312904 | COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING TOXICITY AND TREATING OR PREVENTING DISEASES The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I), compositions comprising an effective amount of a compound of Formula (I), optionally with chemotherapeutic drugs such as a tubulin-binding drug, and methods of their use for reducing the toxicity of cytotoxic agen... | 12/22/2011 |
