Patent ID: 9011925
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for inducing cancer cell apoptosis in a subject as needed thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a polysaccharide nanocomposite particle, wherein the polysaccharide nanocomposite particle comprises: a core, comprising an active component selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester of the compound, a compound of formula (II) and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester of the compound, and combinations thereof: and a carrier, derived from a polysaccharide and a cross-linking agent; wherein the carrier covers at least a part of the surface of the core; and wherein when the active component is a compound of formula (I) and/or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester, the cancer cells are lung cancer cells, breast cancer cells, or rectum cancer cells.