Patent ID: 7465754
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a non-small cell lung tumor in a mammal which comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of a combination comprising a cytokine inducer and a chemotherapeutic agent, wherein the cytokine inducer is [R-(R*,R*)]-N-[(R)-6-carboxy-N 2 -[[2-carboxy-1-methyl-2-[(1-oxoheptyl)amino]-ethoxy]carbonyl]-L-lysyl]-alanine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the chemotherapeutic agent is paclitaxel or a combination of paclitaxel and carboplatin, and wherein said combination of the cytokine inducer and the chemotherapeutic agent has a greater tumor suppressing effect than that of the chemotherapeutic agent alone.