An ester of ArOH according to the formula R-X-CO-OAr, wherein ArOH is a pharmaceutically active compound selected from the group consisting of SN-38, PI-103, etoposide and fenretinide, wherein a) R is a residue of cholesterol, sitosterol, SN-38, PI-103, etoposide or fenretinide and X is O-CO-L, wherein L is either a direct bond or a linking group including a branched or unbranched hydrocarbyl moiety that may optionally include in-chain or pendant heteroatom substituents and/or cyclic moieties

New uses for phenylketone carboxylate compounds and substituted aromatic compounds of Formula I Formula I.1 Formula I.2 Formula IA Formula IB Formula IC and Formula II and their pharmaceutical acceptable salts for the treatment of cancer. The use of a combination of two of these compounds is described and the use of the combination of one of these compounds with an anticancer agent such as decarbazine doxorubicin daunorubicin cyclophosphamide busulfex busulfan vinblastine vincristine bleomycin e...

Medical devices and in particular implantable medical devices may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. In addition various polymer combinations may be utilized to control the el...

New uses for phenylketone carboxylate compounds and substituted aromatic compounds of Formula I Formula I.1 Formula I.2 Formula IA Formula IB Formula IC and Formula II and their pharmaceutical acceptable salts for the treatment of cancer. The use of a combination of two of these compounds is described and the use of the combination of one of these compounds with an anticancer agent such as decarbazine doxorubicin daunorubicin cyclophosphamide busulfex busulfan vinblastine vincristine bleomycin e...