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Summary for Patent: 6,432,452
Title: Anti-cancer compounds
Abstract:This invention relates to a compound or group of compounds present in an active principle derived from plants of the species Euphorbia peplus, Euphorbia hirta and Euphorbia drummondii, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. Extracts from these plants have been found to show selective cytotoxicity against several different cancer cell lines. The compounds are useful in effective treatment of cancers, particularly malignant melanomas and squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the compound is selected from the group consisting of jatrophanes, pepluanes, paralianes and ingenanes, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts or esters thereof, and more particularly jatrophanes of Conformation II.
Inventor(s): Aylward; James Harrison (St. Lucia, AU)
Assignee: Peplin Biotech Pty. Ltd. (Fortitude Valley, AU)
Application Number:09/486,199
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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 6,432,452

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
AustraliaPO 8640Aug 19, 1997
PCT Information
PCT FiledAugust 19, 1998PCT Application Number:PCT/AU98/00656
PCT Publication Date:February 25, 1999PCT Publication Number: WO99/08994

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