Patent ID: 9533045
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61N

Claim:
1. A method of treating at least one tumor in a subject comprising: a) treating a subject with a composition comprising photothermal nanoparticles, wherein said subject comprises at least one tumor, wherein said photothermal nanoparticles individually comprise a biocompatible coating surrounding a highly crystallized Fe wherein said highly crystallized Fe wherein said treating is under conditions such that at least a portion of said photothermal nanoparticles infiltrate said at least one tumor; and b) subjecting said subject to photothermal therapy: wherein said photothermal therapy: A) comprises the use of a device that emits electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength between about 865 nm and 1000 nm, and B) causes said at least one tumor to be reduced in size or become undetectable at the end of said three week period.