Method for treating or preventing breast cancer or leukemia using 6-[3-[1-adamantyl]-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid (AHPN)
AssigneeCentre International de Recherches Dermatologiques Galderma
InventorJoseph A. Fontana
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Abstract
Methods for treating or preventing breast cancer or leukemia in subjects in need of such treatment are provided which involve the administration of 6-[3-[1-adamantyl]-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid (AHPN), a retinoid which induces G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis. These methods are useful for treatment of breast cancers which express or do not express estrogen receptors.
Claims4
A method of treating or preventing leukemia in a subject in need of such treatment or prevention comprising administering a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of 6-[3-[1-adamantyl]-4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-naphthalene carboxylic acid (AHPN).
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