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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 1997
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
David A Berges, Provo, UT (US);
John J Taggart, Elkins Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514279 ; 546 41 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a water soluble camptothecin analog of Formula I: ##STR1## which is particularly useful as an antineoplastic agent; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and a method of treating cancer in an animal in need thereof, including human beings, comprising inhibition of the growth of tumor cells in said animal by administration of an effective amount of a compound of Formula I.