20150297741 | BIO-ORTHOGONAL DRUG ACTIVATION - Disclosed is a kit for the administration and activation of a Prodrug. The kit comprises a Masking Moiety linked, directly or indirectly, to a Trigger moiety, which in turn is linked to a Drug, and an Activator for the Trigger moiety. The Trigger moiety comprises a dienophile and the Activator comprises a diene, whereby the dienophile is an eight-membered non-aromatic cyclic alkenylene group, preferably a cyclooctene group, and more preferably a trans-cyclooctene group. The Trigger and the Activator undergo a fast, bio-orthogonal reaction resulting in the release of the Masking Moiety, and activation of the drug. | 10-22-2015 |