Method of treatment of liver tumors and pharmaceutical compositions for use therein
AssigneeMRC Holdings Pty Limited
InventorDavid Lawson Morris
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Abstract
Method for the treatment of tumors in the liver of a subject wherein a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one vitamin D compound selected from vitamin D, a precursor of vitamin D or a metabolite or analog thereof, is administered to the subject. The method involves regional delivery of the vitamin D compound to the liver, for example by intraarterial infusion to the hepatic artery. Compositions are also provided for use in such treatment.
Claims18
A method of treating a tumor in the liver of a subject comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one vitamin D compound selected from the group consisting of vitamin D3, 1.25(OH)2D3, OCT, MC903 and EB1089, wherein the vitamin D compound is regionally delivered to the liver.
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