Plant virus particles for delivery of photosensitive agents
AssigneeCase Western Reserve University
InventorNicole F. Steinmetz
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Abstract
Photodynamic virus particles including a plant virus particle associated with a photosensitizing agent are described. Methods of treating cancer in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the photodynamic virus particles and illuminating a cancer-bearing region of the subject to activate the photodynamic virus particles are also described.
Claims20
A photodynamic virus particle, comprising a plant virus particle associated with a photosensitizing agent.
The photodynamic virus particle of claiml, wherein the photosensitizing agent is a porphyrin compound.
A method of treating cancer in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of photodynamic virus particles comprising a plant virus particle associated with a photosensitizing agent, and illuminating a cancer-bearing region of the subject to activate the photodynamic virus particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.