申请人:Baker, JR. James R.
公开号:US20100158850A1
公开(公告)日:2010-06-24
The present invention relates to novel therapeutic and diagnostic dendrimer based modular platforms (e.g., drug delivery platforms). In particular, the dendrimer based modular platforms are configured such that two or more dendrimers (e.g., PAMAM dendrimers) are coupled together (e.g., via a cycloaddition reaction) wherein each of the coupled dendrimers is functionalized (e.g., functionalized for targeting, imaging, sensing, and/or providing a therapeutic or diagnostic material and/or monitoring response to therapy). In some embodiments, the present invention provides dendrimer based modular platforms having coupled dendrimers (e.g., two or more coupled dendrimers) wherein each dendrimer is conjugated to one or more functional groups (e.g., therapeutic agent, imaging agent, targeting agent, triggering agent) (e.g., for specific targeting and/or therapeutic use of the dendrimer based modular platform). In some embodiments, the functional groups are conjugated to the dendrimers via a linker and/or a triggering agent. In addition, the present invention is directed to methods of synthesizing dendrimer based modular platforms, compositions comprising the dendrimer based modular platforms, as well as systems and methods utilizing the dendrimer based modular platforms (e.g., in diagnostic and/or therapeutic settings (e.g., for the delivery of therapeutics, imaging, and/or targeting agents (e.g., in disease (e.g., cancer) diagnosis and/or therapy, etc.)).
本发明涉及一种新颖的治疗和诊断树状分子模块化平台(例如,药物输送平台)。具体而言,这些树状分子模块化平台被配置为将两个或更多的树状分子(例如,PAMAM树状分子)耦合在一起(例如,通过环加成反应),其中每个耦合的树状分子被功能化(例如,用于定位、成像、感应和/或提供治疗或诊断材料和/或监测治疗反应)。在某些实施例中,本发明提供了具有耦合树状分子(例如,两个或更多个耦合树状分子)的树状分子模块化平台,其中每个树状分子被结合到一个或多个功能基团(例如,治疗剂、成像剂、定位剂、触发剂)(例如,用于特定的定位和/或治疗使用的树状分子模块化平台)。在某些实施例中,功能基团通过连接剂和/或触发剂与树状分子结合。此外,本发明还涉及合成树状分子模块化平台的方法、包含树状分子模块化平台的组合物,以及利用树状分子模块化平台的系统和方法(例如,在诊断和/或治疗设置中(例如,用于输送治疗剂、成像和/或定位剂(例如,在疾病(例如,癌症)诊断和/或治疗等方面))。