Patent ID: 6949514
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for treating a subject having a condition characterized by an abnormal mammalian cell proliferation, comprising: administering to a subject in need of such treatment, an agent in an amount effective to inhibit the proliferation, wherein the agent is a compound of Formula III wherein m is an integer between 0 and 10, inclusive; A and A 1 are L- or D-amino acid residues; A in each repeating bracketed unit can be a different amino acid residue; the C bonded to B is in the L-conflguration; the bonds between A and N, A 1 and C, and between A 1 and N are peptide bonds; and each X 1 and X 2 is, independently, a hydroxyl group or a group capable of being hydrolyzed to a hydroxyl group in aqueous solution at physiological pH.