Method for inhibiting hyperproliferative diseases
US5021451A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating hyperproliferative skin diseases, such as psoriasis, using a compound of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen when R.sub.2 is hydroxy, and R.sub.1 is methyl when R.sub.2 is hydrogen; and A is alkyl; cycloalkyl; alkenyl; alkyl substituted with trifluoromethyl; phenyl; halophenyl; phenyl-C.sub.1-3 alkyl; phenyl-C.sub.1-3 alkyl substituted on the phenyl with 1 to 3 substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C.sub.1-3 alkyl, and C.sub.1-3 alkoxy; or PA1 A is ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 is hydrogen or ##STR3## R.sub.4 is hydrogen or methyl, and n is 1 to 5, or the corresponding hydroxy acid of formula ##STR4## or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said acid, an alkyl ester of said acid, an acetylamino-substituted-C.sub.1-4 alkyl ester of said acid, a phenyl-dimethylamino ester of said acid or a .alpha.-monoglyceride of said acid.
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