CONJUGATES FOR TREATING DISEASES CAUSED BY PSMA EXPRESSING CELLS
The invention described herein pertains to the diagnosis, imaging, and/or treatment of pathogenic cell populations. In particular, the invention described herein pertains to the diagnosis, imaging, and/or treatment of diseases caused by PSMA expressing cells, such as prostate cancer cells, using compounds capable of targeting PSMA expressing cells.
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40 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 30 further comprising one or a plurality of additional conjugates, wherein each of the one or the plurality of additional conjugates has a formula
B-L-(D) n
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
wherein B comprises a urea or thiourea of lysine and an amino acid selected from the group consisting of lysine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and homoglutamic acid, wherein the urea or thiourea is capable of binding to PSMA;
wherein L is a polyvalent linker;
wherein D is a radical of a drug; and
wherein n is 1.
41 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein L is a polyvalent linker comprising an aminomethylphenylacetic acid diradical or an aminophenylacetic acid diradical.
42 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 30 further comprising one or a plurality of additional conjugates, wherein each of the one or the plurality of additional conjugates has a formula
B-L-(D) n
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
wherein B is a radical of a PSMA binding ligand
wherein L is a polyvalent linker comprising at least one of an aminomethylphenylacetic acid diradical or an aminophenylacetic acid diradical;
wherein D is a radical of a drug; and
wherein n is 1.
43 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 42 , wherein B comprises a urea or thiourea of lysine and an amino acid selected from the group consisting of lysine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and homoglutamic acid.
44 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein B is selected from the group consisting of
45 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 44 , wherein B is
46 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein at least one drug is a tubulysin.
47 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein L forms a urea or thiourea with the lysine.
48 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein L comprises a cysteine diradical.
49 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein L is a releasable linker.
50 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein L comprises a disulfide.
51 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein L comprises a diradical of the formula
52 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein B-L comprises a diradical of the formula
53 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein B-L comprises a diradical of the formula
54 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 40 , wherein B-L comprises a diradical of the formula