Dendrimer Based Compositions And Methods Of Using The Same
First Claim
1. A composition comprising a dendrimer, said dendrimer comprising a partially acetylated generation 5 (G5) polyamideamine (PAMAM), polypropylamine (POPAM), or PAMAM-POPAM dendrimer, said dendrimer comprising two or more reactive sites for conjugation of a functional group.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to novel therapeutic and diagnostic dendrimers. In particular, the present invention is directed to dendrimer based multifunctional compositions and systems for use in disease diagnosis and therapy (e.g., cancer diagnosis and therapy). The compositions and systems comprise one or more components for targeting, imaging, sensing, and/or providing a therapeutic or diagnostic material and monitoring the response to therapy of a cell or tissue (e.g., a tumor).
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- 1. A composition comprising a dendrimer, said dendrimer comprising a partially acetylated generation 5 (G5) polyamideamine (PAMAM), polypropylamine (POPAM), or PAMAM-POPAM dendrimer, said dendrimer comprising two or more reactive sites for conjugation of a functional group.
- 19. A composition comprising a dendrimer, said dendrimer comprising a partially acetylated G5 PAMAM, POPAM, or PAMAM-POPAM dendrimer, said dendrimer further comprising one or more functional groups, said one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of a therapeutic agent, a targeting agent, and an imaging agent.
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53. A method of altering tumor growth in a subject, comprising:
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a) providing a composition comprising a dendrimer, said dendrimer comprising a partially acetylated G5 PAMAM, POPAM, or PAMAM-POPAM dendrimer, said dendrimer further comprising one or more functional groups, said one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of a therapeutic agent, a targeting agent, and an imaging agent; and b) administering said composition to said subject under conditions such that said tumor growth is altered. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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