Polymer antitumor composition with mitoxantrone

摘要

An antitumor polymeric composition comprising an anthracene antitumor compound, particularly mitoxantrone, covalently conjugated to, or admixed with, a divinyl ether-maleic anhydride (MVE) copolymer and methods of treating solid tumors and inducing regression of leukemia cell growth in mammals by administering such compositions.