Vanadium complexes and derivatives thereof and methods related thereto
US6232340A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07F9/005
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Organovanadium complexes, and more specifically hydroxyoxovanadium(V), .mu.-oxo dimeric oxovanadium(V) and cis-dioxovanadium(V) complexes, are provided. The complexes may be formulated into a pharmaceutical composition. The complexes and/or compositions may be used in the treatment of a variety of disease states, including use as anti-proliferative and/or anti-metastatic agents and/or to treat drug resistant tumors and/or to methods of reducing the ability of tumors to metastasize and/or for the treatment of diabetes, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diseases involving passageways of the body, and autoimmune diseases including but not limited to psoriasis and lupus.
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