Patent ID: 11918770
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of treating prostate cancer in a subject, the method comprising:
providing a depot comprising a silicone implant having at least one silicone wall loaded with a hormone-modulating active agent, wherein said at least one silicone wall is permeable to said hormone-modulating active agent and the only means for the hormone-modulating active agent to exit the silicone implant is by diffusing through the at least one silicone wall,
the depot having a first, second and third orthogonal dimension, and wherein a length (h) of the silicone implant is longer than the longest dimension of the first, second and third orthogonal dimension,
implanting the depot into or adjacent a prostate with the at least one silicone wall abutting the prostate;
the depot delivering said hormone-modulating active agent to said prostate in said subject as said hormone-modulating active agent diffuses through the at least one silicone wall when implanted in said prostate in said subject.