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US 5,670,500 AGranted
Water soluble camptothecin analogs
AssigneeSmithKline Beecham Corporation
InventorsDavid A. Berges, John J. Taggart
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Abstract
The present invention provides water soluble camptothecin analogs of Formula I: ##STR1## which are particularly useful as antineoplastic agents; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and a method of treating cancer in an animal in need thereof, including human beings, comprising inhibition of the growth of tumor cells in said animal by administration of an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.
Claims2
A compound of Formula III:
- ##STR9## known as (8S)-8-ethyl-1,2-dihydro-8-hydroxy-2(4-morpholinylmethyl)-11H-furano 3,2-f!-pyrano 3',4':6,7!indolizino1,2-b!quinoline-9,12(8H,14H)-dione.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula III:
- ##STR10## known as (8S)-8-ethyl-1,2-dihydro-8-hydroxy-2(4-morpholinylmethyl)-11H-furano 3,2-f!-pyrano 3',4':6,7!indolizino1,2-b!quinoline-9,12(8H,14H)-dione, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in combination with a carrier, diluent, or excipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.