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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Michael Hennessy, Nutley, NJ (US);
Jerome Anthony Iacobelli, Paramus, NJ (US);
Milan Radoje Uskokovic, Upper Montclair, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514167 ; 552653 ; 556489 ; 556482 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is hydroxy and R.sup.1 is H.sub.2 or .dbd.CH.sub.2 or R is hydrogen or fluoro and R.sup.1 is .dbd.CH.sub.2 and (b) an inert carrier. Compounds of formula I are useful as agents for the treatment of hyperproliferative skin diseases, such as psoriasis, neoplastic diseases, such as leukemia, and sebaceous gland diseases, such as acne and sebhorreic dermatitis.