Use of a texaphyrin with a chemotherapeutic agent in cancer chemosensitization.

摘要

Use of texaphyrin with a chemotherapeutic agent in chemosensitization. The texaphyrin has the general Formula (II) wherein: M is a H, a divalent metal cation, or a trivalent metal cation; R1 -R4, R7 and R8 are independently hydrogen, halide, hydroxyl, alkyl, aryl, haloalkyl, nitro, formyl, acyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, saccharide, carboxy, carboxyalkyl, carboxyamidealkyl, a site-directing molecule, or a couple that is coupled to a site-directing molecule; R6 and R9 are independently selected from the groups of R1 -R4, R7 and R8, with the proviso that the halide is other than iodide and the haloalkyl is other than iodoalkyl; R5 and R10 -R12 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkoxy, carboxyalkyl, carboxyamidealkyl or a couple that is coupled to a saccharide or to a site-directing molecule; and n is an integer less than or equal to 5.