Compositions and methods for treating or preventing diseases of body passageways
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1. A method for treating or preventing vascular diseases associated with body passageways, comprising delivering to an external portion of the body passageway paclitaxel, or an analogue or derivative thereof.
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The present invention provides methods for treating or preventing diseases associated with body passageways, comprising the step of delivering to an external portion of the body passageway a therapeutic agent. Representative examples of therapeutic agents include anti-angiogenic factors, anti-proliferative agents, anti-inflammatory agents, and antibiotics.
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- 1. A method for treating or preventing vascular diseases associated with body passageways, comprising delivering to an external portion of the body passageway paclitaxel, or an analogue or derivative thereof.
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2. A method for treating or preventing vascular diseases associated with body passageways, comprising delivering to smooth muscle cells via the adventia of the body passageway a composition comprising paclitaxel, or an analogue or derivative thereof.
- 21. A method for treating or preventing disease associated with graft anastomosis, comprising delivering to an external portion of the site of graft anastomosis paclitaxel, or an analogue or derivative thereof.
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