Bladder cancer treatment and methods
View Patent ↗Therapeutic compositions comprising an indoloquinone compound and various bladder cancer treatments and methods are disclosed. More specifically, the compositions comprise an indoloquinone compound and a formulation vehicle. The formulation vehicle improves the solubility and stability of the indoloquinone compound. Additionally, the coating compositions can include coating agents that provide better adhesion of the coating composition to the bladder wall during intravesical delivery of the coating composition.
1. A pharmaceutical preparation comprising Apaziquone, propylene glycol, sodium bicarbonate, mannitol, EDTA and water wherein the concentration of propylene glycol is about 30% (v/v), about 20% (v/v), or about 10% (v/v).
2. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 1 , wherein said Apaziquone is present in a concentration of between about 300 μM to about 400 μM.
3. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 1 , wherein said Apaziquone is present in a concentration of about 347 μM.
4. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 1 , wherein said mannitol is present in a concentration of between about 0.5 mg/mL to about 3.0 mg/mL.
5. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 4 , wherein said mannitol is present in a concentration of about 1.25 mg/mL.
6. A pharmaceutical preparation comprising Apaziquone, propylene glycol, NaHCO 3 , mannitol, EDTA and water wherein said propylene glycol is present in a range of about 6% (v/v) to about 14% (v/v), about 16% (v/v) to about 24% (v/v), or about 26% (v/v) to about 34% (v/v).
7. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 6 , wherein said propylene glycol is present in a concentration of about 10% (v/v), about 20% (v/v), or about 30% (v/v).
8. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 6 , wherein said preparation comprises about 347 μM Apaziquone and about 10% (v/v) propylene glycol.
9. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 6 , wherein said preparation comprises about 347 μM Apaziquone and about 20% (v/v) propylene glycol.
10. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 6 , wherein said preparation comprises about 347 μM Apaziquone and about 30% (v/v) propylene glycol.
11. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 6 , wherein said preparation comprises about 0.5 mg/mL to about 3.0 mg/mL mannitol.
12. The pharmaceutical preparation according to claim 11 , wherein said preparation comprises about 1.25 mg/mL mannitol.