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Somatostatin analogue composition and use in treating breast cancer

US6066616A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 11, 1998
Grant dateMay 23, 2000
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S930/26
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a somatostatin analogue, and its use in the treatment of breast cancer. The pharmaceutical composition preferably contains lactic acid in addition to the somatostatin analogue and is better tolerated when administered by injection.

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