| YM BIOSCIENCES INC. Patent applications |
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| 20100189778 | OPIOID DELIVERY SYSTEM - An opioid formulation for pulmonary administration in the treatment or management of pain, a pulmonary drug delivery device containing, method of administering, kit containing, and uses of same. The formulation contains at least one rapid-onset opioid and preferably also contains a sustained-effect opioid to reduce the frequency of administration. The invention employs the side effects of the opioid formulation to permit patients to self-limit drug intake, thereby avoiding toxicity while achieving analgesia. A pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic model is employed to determine optimum drug formulations and optimum parameters for administration. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100144660 | USE OF N,N-DIETHYL-2-[-4-(PHENYLMETHYL)-PHENOXY]ETHANAMINE MONOHYDROCHLORIDE (DPPE) IN CANCER THEREAPY - The present invention provides for the use of N,N-diethyl-2-[-4-(phenylmethyl)-phenoxy]ethanamine monohydrochloride (DPPE) in cancer therapy. DPPE is used in the treatment of patients having, or suspected of having, an aggressive cancer. The present invention further provides for the use of DPPE in the treatment of a patient suspected of having an existing cancer, wherein the use follows a surgery for treatment of a primary cancer that is estrogen-receptor negative. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising DPPE for use in the treatment of patients having, or suspected of having, an aggressive cancer and pharmaceutical kits comprising such compositions. | 06-10-2010 |
