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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2002
Ying-nan Pan Chen, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Peter Lassota, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Alexander Wallace Wood, Ho Ho Kus, NJ (US);
Ying-Nan Pan Chen, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Peter Lassota, Succasunna, NJ (US);
Alexander Wallace Wood, Ho Ho Kus, NJ (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The invention relates to a combination which comprises (a) a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor ('COX-2 inhibitor') and (b) a histone deacetylase inhibitor ('HDAI') for simultaneous, concurrent, separate or sequential use, especially for use in the treatment of pre-malignant colon lesions or a colon cancer or other malignancies in a mammal, particularly a human. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a combination and to a method of treating pre-malignant colon lesions (e.g. polyps) and colon cancer, as well as other malignancies, in a mammal, particularly a human, with such a combination. The present invention further also relates to a commercial package or product comprising such a combination.