Method of using cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in the treatment and prevention of neoplasia
US5972986A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2017 |
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- 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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