Patents Assigned to Board of Regents, The University of Texas Sysytem
  • EDTA and other chelators with or without antifungal antimicrobial agents for the prevention and treatment of fungal infections
    Patent number: 6165484
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one antifungal agent and at least one chelator, and a method for administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient having a fungal infection. Another aspect provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one chelator, at least one antifungal agent and at least one monoclonal antibody, wherein the monoclonal antibody is operatively attached to the chelator, and a method of administering this composition to a patient having a fungal infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Assignees: Wake Forest University, Board of Regents, The University of Texas Sysytem
    Inventors: Issam Raad, Robert Sheretz, Ray Hachem