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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2010
Kuo-hsiung Lee, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
LI Lin, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Charles C-y Shih, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Ching-yuan Su, San Diego, CA (US);
Junko Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Ohtsu, Matsubara, JP;
Hui-kang Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Hideji Itokawa, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Chawnshang Chang, Pittsford, NY (US);
Kuo-Hsiung Lee, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Li Lin, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Charles C-Y Shih, Solana Beach, CA (US);
Ching-Yuan Su, San Diego, CA (US);
Junko Ishida, Tokyo, JP;
Hironori Ohtsu, Matsubara, JP;
Hui-Kang Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Hideji Itokawa, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Chawnshang Chang, Pittsford, NY (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
The University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY (US);
Androscience Corporation, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to compounds capable of acting as androgen receptor antagonists, pharmaceutical formulations containing the same, and methods of use thereof. Such uses include, but are not limited to, use as antitumor agents, particularly for the treatment of cancers such as colon, skin and prostate cancer and to induce androgen receptor antagonist activity in a subject afflicted with an androgen-related affliction. Examples of androgen-related afflictions include, but are not limited to, baldness, hirsutism, behavioral disorders, acne, and uninhibited spermatogenesis wherein inhibition of spermatogenesis is so desired.