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Methods for treating tumors with thalidomide

a tumor and thalidomide technology, applied in the direction of biocide, cardiovascular disorder, drug composition, etc., can solve the problems of high mortality rate, systemic hemangiomas, hemangiomatoses, tumors that are large cavernous and infiltrative forms, etc., to inhibit angiogenesis, inhibit angiogenesis, and inhibit the effect of unwanted angiogenesis

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-06-07
CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENT CORP
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a method and composition for inhibiting unwanted angiogenesis, which can be administered orally and can be used to treat various diseases such as macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and solid tumors. The invention includes compounds that contain an epoxide group and can be used alone or in combination with epoxide hydrolase inhibiting compounds. The technical effects of the invention include the ability to inhibit angiogenesis and treat diseases associated with uncontrolled angiogenesis.

Problems solved by technology

In more severe cases, the tumors progress to large cavernous and infiltrative forms and create clinical complications.
Systemic forms of hemangiomas, the hemangiomatoses, have a high mortality rate.
Therapy-resistant hemangiomas exist that cannot be treated with therapeutics currently in use.
A tumor cannot expand without a blood supply to provide nutrients and remove cellular wastes.
Prevention of angiogenesis could halt the growth of these rumors and the resultant damage to the animal due to the presence of the tumor.
Control of angiogenesis by therapeutic means could possibly lead to cessation of the recurrence of the tumors.
In wound healing, excessive repair or fibroplasia can be a detrimental side effect of surgical procedures and may be caused or exacerbated by angiogenesis.
Adhesions are a frequent complication of surgery and lead to problems such as small bowel obstruction.
The toxicity of protamine limits its practical use as a therapeutic.
Therefore, there are drawbacks to their use as a general angiogenic inhibitor and lack adequate potency.
These wounds are not accessible to local applications of angiogenic inhibitors.
Local delivery systems also involve frequent dressings which are impracticable for internal wounds, and increase the risk of infection or damage to delicate granulation tissue for surface wounds.

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[0087]The chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane assay described by Crum et al., Science 230:1375 et seq. (1985), is used to identify compounds that do not require further metabolic conversion. See also, U.S. Pat. No. 5,001,116, hereby incorporated by reference, which describes the CAM assay at col. 7 of the patent. Briefly, fertilized chick embryos are removed from their shell on day 3 or 4, and a methylcellulose disc containing the compound is implanted on the chorioallantoic membrane. The embryos are examined 48 hours later and, if a clear avascular zone appears around the methylcellulose disc, the diameter of that zone is measured.

example ii

Rabbit Cornea Angiogenesis Assay

[0088]Pellets for implantation into rabbit corneas were made by mixing 110 μl of saline containing 12 μg of recombinant bFGF (Takeda Pharmaceuticals-Japan) with 40 mg of sucralfate (Bukh Meditec-Denmark); this suspension was added to 80 μl of 12% hydron (Interferon Sciences) in ethanol. 10 μl aliquots of this mixture was then pipetted onto teflon pegs and allowed to dry producing approximately 17 pellets. A pellet was implanted into corneal micropockets of each eye of an anesthetized female New Zealand white rabbit, 2 mm from the limbus followed by topical application of erythromycin ointment onto the surface of the cornea. The animals were fed daily from 2 days post-implantation by gastric lavage with either drug suspended in 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose or 0.5% carboxymethyl cellulose alone. Thalidomide was purchased from Andrulus Pharmaceutical (Maryland) and the EM-12 and Supidimide were kindly provided by Grunenthal GMBH (Germany). The animals we...

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Inhibition of bFGF Induced Corneal Neovascularization by Thalidomide and Related Analog Expressed as Percent of Median Control on Day 8

[0090]Pellets containing bFGF and sucralfate were implanted into micropockets of both corneas of rabbits according to Example II. Vessel ingrowth into clear cornea from the limbus was first noted on day 2 and treatments (200 mg / kg orally) were begun on this day. The area of corneal neovascularization was measured from day 4 through day 12. Day 8 measurements were used for comparison between groups. No regression of vessels and near maximal neovascularization was seen at this time point. Statistical analysis was performed with ANOVA with ranked data to account for interexperimental variation and to guard against a non-normal distribution of data (i.e. outliers) by utilizing a nonparametric method.

[0091]The compounds tested were as follows:

[0092]Treatment with a dose of (200 mg / kg) of thalidomide resulted in an inhibition of the area of vascularized co...

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Abstract

The present invention comprises a group of compounds that effectively inhibit angiogenesis. More specifically, thalidomide and various related compounds such as thalidomide precursors, analogs, metabolites and hydrolysis products have been shown to inhibit angiogenesis and to treat disease states resulting from angiogenesis. Importantly, these compounds can be administered orally.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08 / 025,046, filed Mar. 1, 1993.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention relates to methods and compositions for preventing unwanted angiogenesis in a human or animal. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for preventing unwanted angiogenesis, particularly in angiogenesis dependent or associated diseases, by administration of compounds such as thalidomide and related compounds.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]As used herein, the term “angiogenesis” means the generation of new blood vessels into a tissue or organ. Under normal physiological conditions, humans or animals only undergo angiogenesis in very specific restricted situations. For example, angiogenesis is normally observed in wound healing, fetal and embryonal development and formation of the corpus luteum, endometrium and placenta. The control of angiogenesis is a highly regulated...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K31/454A61P9/00A61P35/00A61K31/40A61K31/4015A61K31/4035C07D209/46
CPCA61K31/40A61P35/00A61P9/00
Inventor D'AMATO, ROBERT
Owner CHILDRENS MEDICAL CENT CORP
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