Vesicle-encapsulated corticosteroids for the treatment of cancer

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method for treating a solid primary and/or secondary tumor associated with non-lymphatic cancer in a subject, said method comprising:
administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising long-circulating microvesicles comprising corticosteroid encapsulated therein.