CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC COMPOSITION USING NANOCRYSTALLINE CALCIUM PHOSPHATE PASTE

摘要

A method and composition are provided for treating cancer in a mammal. The method includes administering to a tumor site of the mammal an anticancer composition comprising a mixture of an anticancer agent and a nanocrystalline or poorly crystalline calcium phosphate paste, said paste comprised of one or more calcium phosphates and a physiologically acceptable fluid, the paste having an injectable or formable consistency at the time of administration and hardenable at the tumor.