Apparatus for removing chemotherapy compounds from blood
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1. A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood comprising:
- a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and
an extraction media contained within the housing and comprising carbon cores and a polymer that coats the carbon cores,wherein the carbon cores each have a pore volume of about 1.68 cc/g to about 2.17 cc/g,wherein the polymer that coats the carbon cores consists of a material selected from the group comprising cellulose, a methacrylate polymer, or combinations thereof, andwherein the apparent density of the carbon cores with the polymer that coats the carbon cores is less than about 0.2 g/cc.
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Abstract
A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood is provided. The filter apparatus comprises a housing with an extraction media comprised of polymer coated carbon cores. Also provided are methods of treating a subject with cancer of an organ or region comprising administering a chemotherapeutic agent to the organ or region, collecting blood laded with chemotherapeutic agent from the isolated organ, filtering the blood laden with chemotherapeutic agent to reduce the chemotherapeutic agent in the blood and returning the blood to the subject.
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1. A filter apparatus for removing small molecule chemotherapy agents from blood comprising:
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a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and an extraction media contained within the housing and comprising carbon cores and a polymer that coats the carbon cores, wherein the carbon cores each have a pore volume of about 1.68 cc/g to about 2.17 cc/g, wherein the polymer that coats the carbon cores consists of a material selected from the group comprising cellulose, a methacrylate polymer, or combinations thereof, and wherein the apparent density of the carbon cores with the polymer that coats the carbon cores is less than about 0.2 g/cc. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A filter apparatus comprising:
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a housing having an inlet and an outlet; and an extraction media contained within the housing and configured to remove melphalan hydrochloride from blood, the extraction media comprising polymer coated carbon cores, wherein the polymer coated carbon cores have an apparent density of less than 0.2 g/cc and an extraction efficiency of greater than 98% for removing melphalan hydrochloride from blood. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A filter apparatus for removing melphalan having a concentration less than 15,000 ng/mL from blood, comprising:
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one or more filter cartridges comprising an extraction media contained within the one or more filter cartridges and comprising polymer coated carbon cores, wherein the polymer coated carbon cores have a pore volume of about 1.68 to about 2.19 cc/g and an apparent density of less than about 0.2 g/cc, and wherein the filter apparatus has an extraction efficiency for melphalan of greater than 98% when blood flows through the filter apparatus at a rate of 500 ml/L or less. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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