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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Stephen A. Strugnell, Madison, WI (US);
Don Wigington, Middleton, WI (US);
Inventors:
Stephen A. Strugnell, Madison, WI (US);
Don Wigington, Middleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Bone Care International, LLC, Middleton, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/56 (2006.01); C07C 401/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides therapeutic methods for inhibiting, ameliorating or alleviating the hyperproliferative cellular activity of diseases of the breast, e.g., breast cancer, which includes administering to a patient in need thereof an active vitamin D analogue and another anticancer agent. Cell differentiation is promoted, induced or enhanced without causing to the patient dose-limiting hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria.