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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1991
Fontaine C Bradley, Lansdowne, PA (US);
Chris M Giandomenico, West Chester, PA (US);
Michael J Abrams, Glenmore, PA (US);
Danielle T Frost, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jean F Vollano, Exton, PA (US);
Johnson Matthey, Inc., Valley Forge, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds of gallium (III) which can be given orally to achieve high serum levels of gallium (III) for the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy and related disorders of bone metabolism. Complexes of gallium (III) of the formula (I) ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 n-alkyl and R.sub.2 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.2 alkyl, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together form tetra- or penta-methylene and wherein said complex is useful in increasing calcium content of bone tissue and decreasing bone resorption, are used in an amount sufficient to cause an increase in calcium content of said bone and to cause decreased bone resorption.