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US 2017/0290915 A1Published application
Methods for delivering an anti-cancer agent to a tumor
AssigneeUniversity of Utah Research Foundation
InventorsHamid GHANDEHARI, Adam GORMLEY, Abhijit RAY, Nate LARSON
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Abstract
Described herein are methods for delivering an anti-cancer agent to a tumor in a subject. The method involves administering to the subject (i) gold particles and (ii) at least one-anti-cancer agent directly or indirectly bonded to the macromolecule and/or unbound to the macromolecule; and exposing the tumor to light for a sufficient time and wavelength in order for the gold particles to achieve surface plasmon resonance and heating the tumor.
Claims33
A method for delivering an anti-cancer agent to a tumor in a subject, the method comprising
- (a) administering to the subject sequentially or simultaneously (i) gold particles and (ii) at least one-anti-cancer agent directly or indirectly bonded to a macromolecule and/or unbound to a macromolecule;
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- (b) exposing the tumor to light for a sufficient time and wavelength in order for the gold particles to achieve surface plasmon resonance and heating the tumor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.