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Methods of using a somatostatin analogue

US6150333A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 26, 1999
Grant dateNov 21, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/31
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a method of treating one or more of the following disease and/or conditions, which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof the compound H-.beta.-D-Nal-Cys-Tyr-D-Trp-Lys-Val-Cys-Thr-NH.sub.2, where the Cysteines are bonded by a disulfide bond, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, most preferably the acetate salt of the compound, in the treatment of certain diseases and/or conditions such as gastroenterological conditions and/or diseases, endocrinological diseases and/or conditions, various types of cancers and conditions associated with cancer such as cancer cachexia and in the treatment of hypotension and panic attacks.

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