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Summary for Patent: 5,798,349
Title: Use of green porphyrins to treat neovasculature in the eye
Abstract:Photodynamic therapy of conditions of the eye characterized by unwanted neovasculature, such as age-related macular degeneration, is effective using green porphyrins as photoactive agents, preferably as liposomal compositions.
Inventor(s): Levy; Julia (Vancouver, CA), Miller; Joan W. (Boston, MA), Gradoudas; Evangelos S. (Boston, MA), Hasan; Tayyaba (Arlington, MA), Schmidt-Erfurth; Ursula (Luebeck, DE)
Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation (Boston, MA) Quadra Logic Technologies, Inc. (Vancouver, B.C., CA) Massachuesetts Eye & Ear Infirmary (Boston, MA)
Application Number:08/390,591
Patent Claims: 1. A method to treat conditions of the eye characterized by unwanted neovasculature, which method comprises:

administering to a primate subject in need of such treatment an amount of liposomal formulation of green porphyrin sufficient to permit an effective amount to localize in said neovasculature;

permitting sufficient time to elapse to allow an effective amount of said green porphyrin to localize in said neovasculature; and

irradiating the neovasculature with light from a laser, said light being absorbed by the green porphyrin so as to occlude said neovasculature.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the neovasculature is choroidal neovasculature.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 or 1-4.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said green porphyrin is of a formula shown in FIG. 1 or a mixture thereof

wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of carbalkoxyl (2-6C), alkyl (1-6C), arylsulfonyl (6-10C), cyano and --CONR.sup.5 CO wherein R.sup.5 is aryl (6-10C) or alkyl (1-6C);

each R.sup.3 is independently carboxyl, carboxyalkyl (2-6C) or a salt, amide, ester or acyl hydrazone thereof, or is alkyl (1-6C);

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH(OR.sup.4')CH.sub.3 wherein R.sup.4' is H, or alkyl (1-6C) optionally substituted with a hydrophilic substituent.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 or 1-4 or a mixture thereof and wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently carbalkoxyl (2-6C);

one R.sup.3 is carboxyalkyl (2-6C) and the other R.sup.3 is the ester of a carboxyalkyl (2-6C) substituent; and

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH(OH)CH.sub.3.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein said green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 and wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are methoxycarbonyl;

one R.sup.3 is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3 and the other R.sup.3 is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOH; and

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2.

7. A method to treat unwanted choroidal neovasculature which method comprises

administering to a primate subject in need of such in need of such treatment an amount of green porphyrin sufficient to permit an effective amount to localize in said choroidal neovasculature;

permitting sufficient time to elapse to allow an effective amount of said green porphyrin to localize in said choroidal neovasculature; and

irradiating said choroidal neovasculature with light from a laser, said light being absorbed by the green porphyrin so as to occlude said neovasculature.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein said green porphyrin is complexed with low-density lipoprotein.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein said green porphyrin is contained in a liposomal preparation.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 or 1-4.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein said green porphyrin is of a formula shown in FIG. 1 or a mixture thereof

wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of carbalkoxyl (2-6C), alkyl (1-6C), arylsulfonyl (6-10C), cyano and --CONR.sup.5 CO wherein R.sup.5 is aryl (6-10C) or alkyl (1-6C);

each R.sup.3 is independently carboxyl, carboxyalkyl (2-6C) or a salt, amide, ester or acyl hydrazone thereof, or is alkyl (1-6C);

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH (OR.sup.4') CH.sub.3 wherein R.sup.4' is H, or alkyl (1-6C) optionally substituted with a hydrophilic substituent.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 or 1-4 or a mixture thereof and wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently carbalkoxyl (2-6C);

one R.sup.3 is carboxyalkyl (2-6C) and the other R.sup.3 is the ester of a carboxyalkyl (2-6C) substituent; and

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH(OH)CH.sub.3.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 and

wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are methoxycarbonyl;

one R.sup.3 is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3 and the other R.sup.3 is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOH; and

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2.

14. A method to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which method comprises

administering to a primate subject in need of such treatment an amount of green porphyrin sufficient to permit an effective amount to localize in the choroid;

permitting sufficient time to elapse to allow an effective amount of said green porphyrin to localize in said choroid; and

irradiating said choroid with light from a laser, said light being absorbed by the green porphyrin.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein said green porphyrin is complexed with low-density lipoprotein.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein said green porphyrin is contained in a liposomal preparation.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 or 1-4.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein said green porphyrin is of a formula shown in FIG. 1 or a mixture thereof

wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of carbalkoxyl (2-6C), alkyl (1-6C), arylsulfonyl (6-10C), cyano and --CONR.sup.5 CO wherein R.sup.5 is aryl (6-10C) or alkyl (1-6C);

each R.sup.3 is independently carboxyl, carboxyalkyl (2-6C) or a salt, amide, ester or acyl hydrazone thereof, or is alkyl (1-6C);

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH(OR.sup.4') CH.sub.3 wherein R.sup.4' is H, or alkyl (1-6C) optionally substituted with a hydrophilic substituent.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein said green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 or 1-4 or a mixture thereof and wherein each of R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 is independently carbalkoxyl (2-6C);

one R.sup.3 is carboxyalkyl (2-6C) and the other R.sup.3 is the ester of a carboxyalkyl (2-6C) substituent; and

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2 or --CH(OH)CH.sub.3.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein said green porphyrin is of the formula shown in FIG. 1-3 and

wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are methoxycarbonyl;

one R.sup.3 is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOCH.sub.3 and the other R.sup.3 is --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 COOH; and

R.sup.4 is --CH.dbd.CH.sub.2.

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