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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger Dennis Tung, Arlington, MA (US);
Bigin Li, Bedford, MA (US);
Michael Shin-San Su, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1225 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1225 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to the use of butyrate prodrugs derived from lactic acid for treating inflammatory bowel disease. The invention also relates to the use of those prodrugs for the treatment of a chemotherapy-induced mucocutaneous side effect in a patient. The invention further relates to the use of butyrate prodrugs for treating lung, colo-rectal or prostate cancer. And the invention also relates to the use of butyrate prodrugs to treat cystic fibrosis and to enhance the efficiency of gene therapy.