The present invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical product provided in the form of a suppository which comprises a photosensitiser which is a 5-ALA ester of general formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof:
R22N-CH2COCH2-CH2CO-OR1 (I)
(wherein
R1 represents a substituted or unsubstituted, straight-chained, branched or cyclic alkyl group; and
each R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom);
and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient which is a hard fat or a mixture of hard fat and additives.
The pharmaceutical product may be used in the photodynamic treatment of cancer, and infections associated with cancer, and in the treatment of non-cancerous conditions, in particular in treating cancerous or non-cancerous conditions in the female reproductive system, for example cervical cancer and infections caused by the human papillomavirus.
本发明涉及一种以栓剂形式提供的固体药品,它包含一种光敏剂,该光敏剂是通式 I 的
5-ALA 酯或其药学上可接受的盐:
R22N-CH2COCH2-CH2CO-OR1 (I)
其中
R1 代表取代或未取代的直链、支链或环状烷基;及
每个 R2 独立地代表一个
氢原子);
以及至少一种药学上可接受的载体或赋形剂,它是一种硬脂或硬脂与
添加剂的混合物。
该药品可用于光动力治疗癌症、与癌症相关的感染以及非癌症疾病的治疗,尤其是治疗女性生殖系统的癌症或非癌症疾病,例如宫颈癌和由人类乳头瘤病毒引起的感染。