CPC A61K 31/4985 (2013.01) [A61K 9/10 (2013.01); A61K 9/2095 (2013.01)] | 11 Claims |
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
(i) nilotinib tartrate;
(ii) pharmaceutically acceptable carrier selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose acetate succinate (HPMC-AS), polyvinyl pyrrolidine and vinyl acetate (PVP/VA) copolymer, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate (HPMCP), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, (HPMC), polyethylene glycol (PEG), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), polyvinyl pyrrolidine (PVP), and combinations thereof; and
(iii) one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients;
wherein an administered amount equivalent to nilotinib is about 50% less than a dose required for delivering a therapeutically effective amount equivalent to nilotinib in a fasted state using a reference formulation.
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