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Self-Assembling Verteporfin Amphiphiles (SAVA) for Local Cancer Therapy

Unmet Need: Brain tumors including aggressive Glioblastoma (GBM) remain a large societal burden due to the large number of affected patients and overall poor survival rates. A promising FDA-approved drug verteporfin (VP) was identified that directly targets transcription factors upregulated in GBM, but practical use of this drug to treat GBM is limited...

Published: 10/4/2024 | Inventor(s): Sagar Shah, Juan Carlos Martinez-Gutierrez, Alejandro Ruiz-Valls, Ran Lin, Honggang Cui, Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

Keywords(s): Brain Cancer, Cancers, Disease Indication, Drug Delivery Vehicle, Hydrogel, Therapeutic Matter, Therapeutics

Category(s): Clinical and Disease Specializations, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Neurology, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Oncology > Brain Cancer, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities > Therapeutic Delivery Platforms, Clinical and Disease Specializations > Oncology, Technology Classifications > Therapeutic Modalities