Abstract
The invention relates to the use of a composition comprising a corticosteroid encapsulated in a vesicle for the manufacture of a medicament for treating cancer, such as the use of a composition comprising a corticosteroid and liposomes, the liposomes comprising a non-charged vesicle-forming lipid, and optionally an amphipathic vesicle-forming lipid and/or a negatively charged vesicle-forming lipid. The invention further relates to a new pharmaceutical composition suitable for treating cancer, and especially solid primary and secondary tumors.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | WO2004019916 |
| IPC | A61K 31/ 727 A I |
| Priority date | 27/08/02 |
| Publication status | Published - 11 Mar 2004 |