摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stent and the like coated with a hydrophobic analog of a therapeutically active agent and to provide a method of use thereof. <P>SOLUTION: There is provided a medical device including the hydrophobic analog of a medicament known to inhibit cell proliferation and migration. Examples of suitable medicaments include, for example, geldanamycin antibiotics, colchicines, combrestatins, camptothecins, taxanes, and rapamycin, and analogs thereof. The medicaments can be incorporated within or coated on the device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |