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Method of using cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of neoplasia

US5972986A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 14, 1997
Grant dateOct 26, 1999
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/415
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This invention relates to the use of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors or derivatives thereof in preventing and treating neoplasia. In particular, the invention describes the method of preventing and treating epithelial cell neoplasia in a subject, said method comprising treating the subject with a therapeutically-effective amount of a compound of Formula I. ##STR1## wherein A, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are as described in the specification.

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