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US 5,512,556 AGranted
Use of a pregnane derivative
AssigneeAkzo Nobel N.V.
InventorsGodefridus H. J. Deckers, Helenius J. Kloosterboer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a use of pregnane derivatives of the following general formula: ##STR1## in which R=H.sub.2, (H,OH), (H,OAcyl), or O, and especially the pregnane derivative(7.alpha.,17.alpha.)-17-hydroxy-7-methyl-19-nor -17-pregn-5(10)-en-20-yn-3-one (compound I), for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of tumors.
Claims5
A method of inhibitinq growth of mammary tumors comprising administering to a mammal a mammary tumor-inhibitinq effective amount of a pregnane derivative of the general formula ##STR3## wherein R=H.sub.2, (H,OH), (H,OAcyl), or O.
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