Abstract: The present invention is drawn to methods of predicting prognosis of, and therapeutic response in, carcinoma of the lung.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates in part to methods of treating cholangiocarcinoma or tonsillar cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a nanoparticle composition, wherein nanoparticle composition comprises nanoparticles.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein each of the substituents is given the definition as set forth in the specification and claims. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound of Formula (I) and use of the compound in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: Biocompatible particles, according to the present invention, have encapsulated nanoparticles comprising a liposome including a drug therein, and comprise a PEO-PPO-PEO copolymer which is associated on a surface of the liposome. The biocompatible particles, according to the present invention, can flexibly control a drug release rate regardless of the solubility unique to the drug due to increased stability in an aqueous solution, thereby exhibiting continuous drug release. Also, the present invention exists stably in a powder form, thereby providing convenience for storage and administration. Therefore, the biocompatible particles according to the present invention can be useful as a drug delivery carrier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compound of formula: which may be in base form or in the form of a hydrate or a solvate, in combination with prednisone or prednisolone, for its use as a medicament in the treatment of prostate cancer, particularly metastatic prostate cancer, especially for patients who are not catered for by a taxane-based treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating recurrent cancer (such as recurrent ovarian, peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer) in an individual, comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a composition (such as Nab-paclitaxel or Abraxane®) comprising nanoparticles comprising a taxane and a carrier protein.

Abstract: The present invention features compounds of formula (I): and salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and uses of such compounds in treating or preventing viral infections, such as HCV infections, and diseases associated with such infections.

Abstract: The invention relates to solid state forms of Cabazitaxel, and processes for preparation, via novel synthetic intermediates, thereof, and formulations comprising one or more of the solid state forms of Cabazitaxel. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the solid state forms of Cabazitaxel, and a method of treating hormone-refractory prostate cancer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of drug/carrier inclusion composites which involves co-grinding the mixture of drug and carrier powders in a fluid-jet mill, in particular one using air or nitrogen as the fluid, which is suitably modified to allow mechanical fusion of the powders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of reducing the body weight of a subject by administering an effective amount of an estrogen receptor modulator (ERM), optionally, in combination with an anti-obesity or weight loss agent.

Abstract: Nano-constructs comprising nanoshells and methods of using the nano-constructs for treating or ameliorating a medical condition are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-layered structure for drug reservoir, comprising a first micelle layer for crosslinking and adhesion, comprising a drug, a multi-arm polymer, a phenol derivative, and a dopa derivative and having a one or two-layered structure; a second micelle layer for crosslinking, being stacked on the first micelle layer, comprising a drug, a multi-arm polymer, and a phenol derivative, and having a one or two-layered structure; and a physiologically active material layer, being stacked on the second micelle layer, comprising a physiologically active material, a water-soluble polymer, and a phenol derivative, and having a one or two-layered structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for coating the entire surface of lattice-like or mesh-like endoprostheses, wherein the endoprostheses initially are being provided with a thin layer covering the material surface of the endoprosthesis and subsequently, the surface of the entire endoprosthesis is being coated, wherein said coating of the entire surface covers the struts as well as the interstices between the individual struts.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to therapeutic compositions that comprise: (1) a nanovector, (2) an active agent; and (3) a targeting agent, wherein the active agent and the targeting agent are non-covalently associated with the nanovector. The present invention also pertains to methods of treating various conditions in a subject by utilizing the above-described therapeutic compositions. Methods of making the therapeutic compositions are also a subject matter the present invention.

Abstract: The invention encompasses micelle assemblies, compositions having micelle assemblies, and methods for preparing micelle assemblies and compositions thereof. The invention also encompasses a prolamine protein conjugated to a polymer, such as a polyethylene glycol (PEG) chain, which conjugates can be used to prepare micelle assemblies. The invention further encompasses methods of encapsulating molecules using the conjugates of the invention. The micelle assemblies can be used for a variety of applications, such as treating cancer, targeting tumors, reducing the toxicity of a drug in vivo, increasing the efficacy of an encapsulated agent in vivo, protecting an encapsulated agent against degradation, and enhancing the water solubility of a drug or other agent.

Abstract: Provided herein is a prohealing piezoelectric coating and the method of making and using the same.

Abstract: The present application discloses new taxane analogs, intermediates and methods for producing them. The present application is also directed to pharmaceutical formulations comprising abeo-taxanes and methods of treating cancer with the abeo-taxanes.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations comprising docetaxel or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, one or more solubilizers, ?-lipoic acid, TPGS, one or more hydrotropes, and optionally one or more agents having a pKa of about 3 to about 6. The pharmaceutical formulations are stable and substantially free of excipients that can cause severe side effects and maintains chemical stability during storage. The pharmaceutical formulations are ready to be combined with an infusion solution for administration to patients in need thereof. Methods of treating patients in need thereof comprise administering the pharmaceutical formulations combined with an infusion solution.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides lipid-containing compositions, including targeted liposomes encapsulating drug, and pharmaceutical formulations thereof, as well as methods for the making and using the lipid-containing compositions, including the use of the targeted liposomes in the treatment of cancer and other diseases.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 2,4-pyrimidinediamines substituted with tricyclic carbamates and the compositions and methods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, such as JAK2 or JAK3, is therapeutically useful.

Abstract: Preparation and methods of treating and preventing visceral adiposity and cancer are provided involving the administration of stearate to a subject. It has been unexpectedly discovered that the fatty acid stearate, when introduced in the diet, reduces the amount of visceral fat in the body without decreasing overall body weight or causing measurable negative side effects. It has also been unexpectedly discovered that dietary stearate prevents cancer in healthy subjects and reduces both tumor size and metastasis in subjects already afflicted with cancer.

Abstract: Drag derivatives are provided herein which are suitable for loading into liposomal nanoparticle carriers. In some preferred aspects, the derivatives comprise a poorly water-soluble drag derivatized with a weak-base moiety that facilitates active loading of the drag through a LN transmembrane pH or ion gradient into the aqueous interior of the LN. The weak-base moiety can optionally comprise a lipophilic domain that facilitates active loading of the drag to the inner monolayer of the liposomal membrane. Advantageously, LN formulations of the drag derivatives exhibit improved solubility, reduced toxicity, enhanced efficacy, and/or other benefits relative to the corresponding free drags.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods of making nanoparticles having about 0.2 to about 35 weight percent of a therapeutic agent; and about 10 to about 99 weight percent of biocompatible polymer such as a diblock poly(lactic) acid-poly(ethylene)glycol.

Abstract: A drug coating layer which is a drug coating layer having a morphological form including a plurality of elongated bodies having long axes that each crystal of a water-insoluble drug independently has on a substrate surface, in which the long axes of the elongated bodies are nearly linear in shape, and the long axes of the elongated bodies form an angle in a predetermined range with respect to a substrate plane with which the long axis of the elongated body intersects. The drug coating layer can provide low toxicity and a high intravascular stenosis inhibitory effect.

Abstract: A biodegradable in vivo supporting device is disclosed. The in vivo supporting device comprises a biodegradable metal scaffold and a biodegradable polymer coating covering at least a portion of the biodegradable metal scaffold, wherein the biodegradable polymer coating has a degradation rate that is faster than the degradation rate of the biodegradable metal scaffold.

Abstract: The invention relates to oligofluorinated coatings and their use in drag delivery The oligofluorinated coatings are compositions comprising formula (XVII). These coatings are used in a method of delivering a biologically active agent to a tissue surface in a mammalian tissue This method occurs by contacting the surface with the coating including an oligofluorinated oligomer and a biologically active agent wherein the coating resides on the tissue surface and release the biologically active agent to the tissue surface.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I), a positional or structural isomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salt or acid addition salt thereof, use thereof as a medicament, in particular an anticancer medicament.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for utilizing human epididymal secretory protein E4 (HE4) in the prevention and treatment of cancer and other human diseases.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for treating a tumor or cancer in a subject. The methods involve administering to the subject a nanoemulsion comprising (1) at least one perfluoro crown ether and (2) a block copolymer comprising a hydrophilic block and hydrophobic block, wherein the hydrophobic block is poly(d,l)lactic acid, and wherein the nanoemulsion comprises a therapeutic agent encapsulated in the nanoemulsion. The methods do not require the application of ultrasound or other sources of radiation in order to treat a tumor or cancer in the subject.

Abstract: A method and device for local delivery of a water-insoluble therapeutic agent to the tissue of a normal or diseased body lumen is disclosed. An expandable structure of a medical disposable device, such as a balloon of a balloon catheter, is coated with a non-durable coating which comprises poly(HEMA) complexed with iodine and has a substantially water-insoluble therapeutic agent dispersed therein. The medical disposable device is inserted into a body lumen, and expanded to contact the non-durable coating against the body lumen and deliver the substantially water-insoluble therapeutic agent to the body lumen tissue.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and methods of using compounds of the invention for treating a subject with a proliferative disorder, such as cancer, and methods for treating disorders responsive to Hsp70 induction and/or natural killer induction. Also, disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of the invention and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods of determining the prognosis of a breast cancer patient by evaluating the activity of the glucocorticoid receptor in tumor cells. Other embodiment include methods of treating breast cancer cells, particularly, chemo-resistant cells, with a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist and an anticancer agent or compound.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel crystalline ethyl acetate solvate form of cabazitaxel or 4?-acetoxy-2?-benzoyloxy-5?,20-epoxy-1?-hydroxy-7?,10?-dimethoxy-9-oxo-11-taxen-13?-yl(2R,3S)-3-tert-butoxycarbonylamino-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropionate and process for preparing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to metformin extended release (XR) formulations with improved compactability to provide reduced mass tablets, granulations, and capsules.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polymeric drug carrier-containing pharmaceutical composition with enhanced stability in its solution state and a method for stabilizing the same. More particularly, disclosed are a pharmaceutical aqueous solution composition for storage under refrigeration containing a polymeric drug carrier comprising an amphiphilic block copolymer comprised of a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, and a polylactic acid derivative fixed with a di- or tri-valent metal ion at its terminal carboxyl group and having preservation stability for at least 6 months, preferably at least 12 months when stored under refrigeration, and a method for stabilizing the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-solvated amorphous form of (2?,5?,7?,10?,13?)-4-acetoxy-13-({(2R,3S)-3[ (tert-butoxy carbonyl) amino]-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoyl}oxy)-1-hydroxy-7,10-dimethoxy-9-oxo-5,20-epoxytax-11-en-2-yl benzoate or Cabazitaxel (I), and process for preparation thereof. The present application also provides a non-solvated amorphous form of (2?,5?,7?,10?,13?)-4-acetoxy-13-({(2R,3S)-3[ (tert-butoxy carbonyl) amino]-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoyl}oxy)-1-hydroxy-7,10-dimethoxy-9-oxo-5,20-epoxytax-11-en-2-yl benzoate or Cabazitaxel (I) having an XRPD pattern as per FIG. 1, and IR spectrum as per FIG. 3 and is useful as an active pharmaceutical in a pharmaceutical composition comprising thereof and has anti-cancer activity.

Abstract: Described herein are polymer-agent conjugates and particles, which can be used, for example, in the treatment of cancer. Also described herein are mixtures, compositions and dosage forms containing the particles, methods of using the particles (e.g., to treat a disorder), kits including the polymer-agent conjugates and particles, methods of making the polymer-agent conjugates and particles, methods of storing the particles and methods of analyzing the particles.

Abstract: Administration of a bis(thiohydrazide amide) compound is found to be surprisingly effective at treating subjects with cancer. Methods of treating a subject with cancer comprising continuously administering a bis(thiohydrazide amide) compound, or administering a bis(thiohydrazide amide) compound such that a constant concentration of the compound is achieved in the subject, are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and assays relating to the diagnosis and treatment of a taxane-resistant cancer. Such methods and assays comprise determining the level of expression of miR-135a in a biological sample from a subject having or suspected of having a taxane-resistant cancer or from a subject that was or is being treated with a taxane anti-cancer agent. Also provided herein are methods for treating such cancers by administering an inhibitor of the miR-135a pathway and a taxane to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Compositions and methods of making the same for in vivo delivery of lixivaptan to a subject in need thereof are described. The composition includes a substantially water-insoluble pharmacologically active agent (e.g., lixivaptan) and a substantially water-insoluble matrix forming material (e.g., a Vitamin E semi-ester), wherein the pharmacologically active agent is dispersed in said matrix forming material, and wherein the composition delivers said substantially water-insoluble pharmacologically active agent upon exposure to physiological medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds for treatment that protects the endothelium, prevent pathologic thrombus formation in the microcirculation and preserve platelet number and function and thus may be related to minimizing or preventing development of organ failure, including multiple organ failure (MOF), and, hence, death in critically ill patients by administration of agent(s) limiting the platelets ability to aggregate and form clots and/or by agents modulating/preserving endothelial integrity and/or by agent(s) increasing the rate of thrombus lysis, and Another aspect of the invention related to by a cell-based whole blood viscoelastical haemostatic assay identifying critically ill patients at increased risk of development of organ failure, including multiple organ failure (MOF) and death.

Abstract: There is provided a series of novel neuropeptide Y-cytotoxic conjugates, compositions comprising the same, and methods relating to their therapeutic use for the treatment of disease or condition states associated with aberrant or undesirable proliferation of cells that express NPY-Y1 receptors.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a medical device carrying at least on a portion of its surface at least one drug or drug preparation and at least one lipophilic lubricant at a ratio of 0.1-500% by weight of the at least one lubricant in relation to 100% by weight of the drug, wherein the at least one drug is selected of paclitaxel, arsenic trioxide, and lipophilic derivatives of corticoids and selected Limus drugs, and the at least one lipophilic lubricant is a C6-C30-monocarboxylic acid salt.

Abstract: The invention provides methods of attenuating, e.g., inhibiting or reducing, cellular proliferation and migration, particularly endothelial cell proliferation and migration, including that associated with angiogenesis, using opioid antagonists, including, but not limited to, those that are peripherally restricted antagonists.

Abstract: The present invention discloses novel naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-diones and naphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-4,9-diones and methods of making and using the same. The present invention also discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising novel naphtho[2,3-b]furan-4,9-dione or naphtho[2,3-b]thiophene-4,9-diones for the treatment of various indications including proliferative diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a drug delivery system for targeted delivery of therapeutic agent-containing particles to tissues, cells, and intracellular compartments. The invention provides targeted particles comprising a particle, one or more targeting moieties, and one or more therapeutic agents to be delivered and pharmaceutical compositions comprising inventive targeted particles. The present invention provides methods of designing, manufacturing, and using inventive targeted particles and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.

Abstract: Described herein are methods of predicting the risk of developing ovarian cancer recurrence of a subject comprising the steps of detecting the expression levels of at least four of the six genes selected from the group consisting of AKT2, KRAS, RAC1, CALM3, RPS6KA2 and YWHAB or the gene products thereof, wherein the presence of increased expression levels of the genes or the gene products is predictive of the increased risk of developing ovarian cancer recurrence in the subject. Kits for practicing the methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: Symmetrically and asymmetrically branched homopolymers are modified at the surface level with functional groups that enable forming aggregates with water insoluble or poorly water soluble pharmaceutically active agents (PAA). The aggregates formed are specifically induced by interaction of PAA and homopolymer and are different from aggregates that are formed by the polymer alone in the absence of the PAA or by the PAA alone in the absence of the polymer. Such aggregates can be used to improve drug solubility, stability, delivery and efficacy.

Abstract: Nanoparticle therapeutic agents, formulations that include the nanoparticle therapeutic agents, and methods for treating diseases treatable by the therapeutic agents.

Abstract: Implantable medical devices including a coating having a bioactive agent and a poly(ester amide) polymer. Methods of forming these coatings are also described.