ESTERS OF 5-AMINOLEVULINIC ACID AS PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS IN PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY OR DIAGNOSIS, PRODUCTS AND KITS COMPRISING THEREOF AND METHOD OF IN VITRO DIAGNOSIS BY THEIR USING

摘要

PCT No. PCT/GB96/00553 Sec. 371 Date Dec. 5, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Dec. 5, 1997 PCT Filed Mar. 8, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/28412 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 19, 1996The invention provides a pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I:R22N-CH2COCH2-CH2CO-OR1(I)wherein, R1 and R2 have any of the values defined in the specification; or a salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient. The invention also provides a method for the diagnosis or photochemotherapeutic treatment of disorders or abnormalities of external or internal surfaces of the body using such compounds or salts.