Method of treating estrogen dependent cancers
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorAlan David Palkowitz
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Abstract
A method for alleviating the symptoms of post-menopausal syndrome comprising administering to a woman in need thereof an effective amount of a compound of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1a is --H or --OR.sup.7a in which R.sup.7a is --H or a hydroxy protecting group; R.sup.2a is --H, halo, or --OR.sup.8a in which R.sup.8a is --H or a hydroxy protecting group; R.sup.3 is 1-piperidinyl, 1-pyrrolidino, methyl-1-pyrrolidinyl, dimethyl-1-pyrrolidino, 4-morpholino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, diisopropylamino, or 1-hexamethyleneimino; n is 2 or 3; and Z is --O-- or --S--; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Claims12
A method for inhibiting estrogen dependent cancer comprising administering to a patient in need of treatment an effective amount of a compound of formula I ##STR110## wherein R.sup.1 is --H, --OH, --O(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), --OCOC.sub.6 H.sub.5, --OCO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl), or --OSO.sub.2 (C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl);
- R.sup.2 is --H, --OH, --O(C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl), --OCOC.sub.6 H.sub.5, --OCO(C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl), --OSO.sub.2 (C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl) or halo;
- R.sup.3 is 1-piperidinyl, 1-pyrrolidinyl, methyl-1-pyrrolidinyl, dimethyl-1-pyrrolidinyl, 4-morpholino, dimethylamino, diethylamino, diisopropylamino, or 1-hexamethyleneimino;
- n is 2 or 3;
- and
- Z is --O-- or --S--;
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A method for inhibiting estrogen dependent cancer comprising administering to a woman in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of the formula ##STR111## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
A method for inhibiting estrogen dependent breast cancer comprising administering to a woman in need thereof an effective amount of compound of the formula:
- ##STR112## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.