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Title:
METHODS OF TREATING CANCER USING CYPLASTIN COMBINED WITH A DIOXOLANE NUCLEOSIDE SUCH AS TROXACITABINE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002078678
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention provides a novel method for treating a patient with cancer comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of cisplatin and a compound having the formula (I), wherein B is cytosine or 5-fluorocytosine and R is selected from the group comprising H, monophosphate, diphosphate, triphosphate, carbonyl substituted with a C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, C6-10 aryl, and (II) wherein each Rc is independently selected from the group comprising H, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl and a hydroxy protecting group.

Inventors:
JOLIVET JACQUES (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/CA2002/000439
Publication Date:
March 27, 2003
Filing Date:
March 28, 2002
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Assignee:
SHIRE BIOCHEM INC (CA)
JOLIVET JACQUES (CA)
International Classes:
A61K31/513; A61K33/243; A61K45/06; A61P35/00; (IPC1-7): A61K31/506; A61P35/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO1996007413A11996-03-14
WO2000057861A22000-10-05
Other References:
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