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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1994
Donald J Creighton, Baltimore, MD (US);
Diana S Hamilton, Baltimore, MD (US);
University of Maryland Baltimore Campus, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A compound of the formula ##STR1## with R being hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl, which may be substituted with halogen or alkyl, and R' and R.sup.a being hydroxyl, or --O-alkyl, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; or mixtures thereof. An anti-neoplastic composition comprises the compound described above and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In vitro and in vivo methods of preventing or inhibiting the growth and proliferation of neoplastic cells and/or tumors comprise contacting the cells with or administering to a subject an anti-growth and proliferation effective amount of the compound described above.