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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1997
Alan B Cooper, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Alan K Mallams, Hackettstown, NJ (US);
Viyyoor M Girijavallabhan, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Ronald J Doll, Maplewood, NJ (US);
Arthur G Taveras, Rockaway, NJ (US);
F George Njoroge, Union, NJ (US);
John J Baldwin, Gwynedd Valley, PA (US);
John C Reader, Princeton, NJ (US);
Schering Corporation, Kenilworth, NJ (US);
Pharmacopeia Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Abstract
Novel tricyclic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed which are inhibitors of the enzyme, farnesyl protein transferase. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting Ras function and therefore inhibiting the abnormal growth of cells. The method comprises administering the novel tricyclic compound to a biological system. In particular, the method inhibits the abnormal growth of cells in a mammal such as a human.