Antineoplastic combinations
AssigneeWyeth
InventorsMatthew L. Sherman, James J. Gibbons JR., Mark Berger, Robert T. Maguire, Robert Friedman
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Abstract
This invention provides the use of a combination of CCI-779 and an aromatase inhibitor in the treatment of neoplasms.
Claims48
A method of treating a neoplasm in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises providing to said mammal an effective amount of a combination comprising CCI-779 and an aromatase inhibitor.
A method of treating a neoplasm in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises providing to said mammal an effective amount of a combination comprising CCI-779 and an aromatase inhibitor, wherein either CCI-779, the aromatase inhibitor, or both are provided in subtherapeutically effective amounts.
An antineoplastic combination comprising an antineoplastic effective amount of a combination of CCI-779 and an aromatase inhibitor.
A method of treating a neoplasm in a mammal in need thereof, comprising providing to said mammal an effective amount of a combination comprising 42-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl rapamycin and an aromatase inhibitor.
A method of treating an estrogen receptor positive carcinoma in a mammal in need thereof, comprising providing to said mammal an effective amount of a combination comprising CCI-779 and an aromatase inhibitor.
A method of treating an estrogen receptor positive carcinoma in a mammal in need thereof, comprising providing to said mammal an effective amount of a combination comprising 42-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl rapamycin and an aromatase inhibitor.
A product containing (a) CCI-779 or 42-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl rapamycin and (b) an aromatase inhibitor as a combined preparation for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in treating a neoplasm in a mammal in need thereof.
A pharmaceutical pack containing a course of treatment of a neoplasm for one individual mammal, wherein the pack contains (a) units of CCI-779 or 42-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl rapamycin in unit dosage form and (b) units of an aromatase inhibitor in unit dosage form.
A pharmaceutical composition useful in treating a neoplasm in a mammal in need thereof, the composition comprising (a) CCI-779 or 42-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl rapamycin and (b) an aromatase inhibitor in combination or association with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
An antineoplastic combination comprising an antineoplastic effective amount of a combination of 42-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl rapamycin and an aromatase inhibitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.