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Method of activating photosensitive agents
Assignee: University of British Columbia
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Filing: 1995-02-16
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Granted: 1998-01-06
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Expires: 2015-02-16
Abstract
Abstract A method of administering photodynamic therapy begins with administering to an animal an effective amount of a photosensitizing agent which is less than about one half of the usual clinical dose for the photosensitizing agent. Then, following a post injection interval which is less about one quarter of the usual post injection interval, an effective dose of light which is less than about one half of the usual clinical dose of light used in conjunction with the photosensitizing agent is administered to the animal.
Inventors
- 👤 Anna M. Richter
- 👤 Elizabeth Waterfield
- 👤 Julia G. Levy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N5/00; A61N5/06; A61N5/0613; A61N5/062; A61K; A61K41/00; A61K41/0057; A61K41/0071; A61P; A61P35/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A method to destroy or impair an area of neovascularization in an animal, which animal comprises both an area of neovascularization and normal tissue, which method comprises: (a) administering to said animal an effective amount of a photosensitizing agent; (b) transcutaneously administering to said area of neovascularization an effective amount of light of a wavelength that matches an excitation wavelength of said photosensitizing agent, wherein said light is administered to said area of neovascularization before said photosensitizer has permeated said normal tissue, thus substantially avoiding skin photosensitivity; and wherein the post-injection time between step (a) and step (b) varies between about one minute and three hours.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
106 words
A method to destroy or impair an area of neovascularization in an animal, which animal comprises both an area of neovascularization and normal tissue, which method comprises: (a) administering to said animal an effective amount of a photosensitizing agent; (b) transcutaneously administering to said area of neovascularization an effective amount of light of a wavelength that matches an excitation wavelength of said photosensitizing agent, wherein said light is administered to said area of neovascularization before said photosensitizer has permeated said normal tissue, thus substantially avoiding skin photosensitivity; and wherein the post-injection time between step (a) and step (b) varies between about one minute and three hours.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the effective amount of the photosensitizing agent is approximately less than one half of the clinical dose of said photosensitizing agent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the effective amount of light is less than about half of the clinical dose of light for activation of the photosensitizing agent in photodynamic therapy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the photosensitizer is selected from the group consisting of a chlorin, a bacteriochlorin, a phthalocyanine, a porphyrin, a purpurin, a merocyanine, a pheophorbide and a psoralen.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the area of neovascularization is selected from the group consisting of a tumor, an atherosclerotic deposit, a wart, and a psoriatic lesion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said photosensitizer is a porphyrin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 6 wherein the porphyrin is BPD or porfimer sodium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the animal is mammal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 8 wherein the mammal is a human.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the post-injection time varies between about one minute and 45 minutes.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
99 words
A method to destroy or impair a solid tumor in an animal, which animal comprises both solid tumor and normal tissue, which method comprises: (a) administering to said animal an effective amount of benzoporphyrin derivative-monoacid (BPD-MA); and (b) transcutaneously administering to said tumor an effective amount of light of a wavelength that matches an excitation wavelength of said BPD-MA, wherein said light is administered to said tumor before said BPD-MA has permeated said normal tissue, thus substantially avoiding skin photosensitivity; and wherein the post-injection time between step (a) and step (b) varies between about one minute and 45 minutes.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
99 words
A method to destroy or impair a solid tumor in an animal, which animal comprises both solid tumor and normal tissue, which method comprises: (a) administering to said animal an effective amount of benzoporphyrin derivative-monoacid (BPD-MA); and (b) transcutaneously administering to said tumor an effective amount of light of a wavelength that matches an excitation wavelength of said BPD-MA, wherein said light is administered to said tumor before said BPD-MA has permeated said normal tissue, thus substantially avoiding skin photosensitivity; and wherein the post-injection time between step (a) and step (b) varies between about one minute and 45 minutes.
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