DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASES OR CONDITIONS
3549/KOLNP/2007 A (3549/KOLNP/2007)
Filed on 2007-09-20
Publication date 2008-05-30
Diseases and conditions associated with tissues of the body, including but not limited to tissues in the eye, can be effectively treated, prevented, inhibited, onset delayed, or regression caused by administering therapeutic agents to those tissues. Described herein are solid drug delivery systems and methods for providing extended delivery of therapeutic agents to such tissues. A solid drug delivery system may be placed in a subject, including but not limited to placement between the sclera and the conjunctiva or transscleral placement. Described methods may be used to administer rapamycin to treat or prevent angiogenesis, choroidal neovascularization, age-related macular degeneration, or wet age- related macular degeneration in a subject The solid drug delivery devices may comprise rapamycin or other therapeutic agents. Also described are methods of treating ocular diseases or disorders by administering an antiproliferative agent, including but not limited to rapamycin, proximal to an ocular device.
Applicant
MACUSIGHT, INC.
32980 ALVARADO-NILES ROAD, SUITE 846, UNION CITY, CALIFORNIA U.S.A.
Inventor
MUDUMBA SREENIVASU, DOR PHILIPPE J.M., NIVAGGIOLI THIERRY, WEBER DAVID A, FAROOQ SIDIQ
International Information
Classification
A61K 31/436
Publication number
WO 2006/102378
Application date
2006-03-21
Application number
PCT/US2006/010336