Patent ID: 7645768

Claim:
A method for the treatment of breast cancer in a patient in need of said treatment, comprising administration of a medicament comprising a compound of the formula where: x=bond or CH 2 , or —CHR 6 -x-CHR 5 — is R 8 and R 9 together are ═O or H,H; R 1 =OH, OCH 3 ; R 6 =H, OH; y=bond, CH 2 ; when R 15 is selected from the group consisting of A, B, C, D, E, and F, then R 2 =H, OH; R 5 =H, OH; R 16 =OH; and R 17 =H, Cl, F; and when R 15 is G, then the combination of R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 is selected from the group consisting of: (I) R 2 =H, OH, OCH 3 , R 3 =F, Cl, R 4 =H, OH, CH 3 , F, Cl, and R 5 —H, OH: (II) R 2 =H, OH, OCH 3 , R 3 =H, OH, CH 3 , F, Cl, OCH 3 , R 4 =CH 3 , and R 5 =H, OH; and (III) R 2 =H, OH, OCH 3 , R 3 =H, OH, CH 3 , OCH 3 , R 4 =H, and R 5 =H.