Method of treating leukemia or leukemoid diseases
AssigneeChugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTatsuo Suda, Yoshihei Hirasawa, Sachio Takahashi, Etsuko Abe, Kunio Konno, Tadao Aoki
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Abstract
A method of leukemia or leukemoid disease treatment by administration of a vitamin D derivative with a hydroxyl group at 1.alpha.-position is disclosed. It is believed that the vitamin D derivative with a hydroxyl group at 1.alpha.-position is capable of treating cancer through redifferentiation of cancer cells and that this capability is inherent in vitamin D derivatives with a hydroxyl group at 1.alpha.-position.
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A method for the treatment of leukemia or leukemoid diseases, comprising administering to a patient having such a disease an effective amount of a vitamin D derivative with a hydroxyl group at the 1.alpha.-position.
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