Timed-release depot for anticancer agents

The timed-release of anticancer agents from composities with poly (lactic acid) was studied in rats. In the case of cyclophosphamide-poly (lactic acid) composites, 67% of the administered dose was released within 34 days. With cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum (II), the amount of drug released was only 9.3% within the same period. This difference might be attributed to the different solubilities of these two drugs in the polymer. Electron spectroscopy chemical analysis, a new tool, was used to investigate the extent of diffusion of drugs in polymer films.