Patent ID: 7378443

Claim:
A method of inhibiting the metastasis of metastatic neoplasms comprising the administration to a mammal in need thereof an effective amount of a fatty acid analogue having the following formula R 1 -[x i -CH 2 ] n —COOR 2 wherein R 1 is; a C 2 -C 24 alkene with one or more double bonds and/or with one or more triple bonds; and/or a C 2 -C 24 alkyne, and/or a C 1 -C 24 alkyl, or a C 1 -C 24 alkyl substituted in one or several positions with one a more compounds selected from the group comprising fluoride, chloride, hydroxy, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 alkylthio, C 2 -C 5 acyloxy or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and wherein R 2 represents hydrogen or C 1 -C 4 alkyl, and wherein n is an integer from 2-12, and wherein i is an odd number and indicates the position relative to COOR 2 , and wherein x i are independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, SO, SO 2 , Se and CH 2 , and with the proviso that at least one of the x i is not CH 2 ; and with the proviso that if R 1 is an alkyl, then x i=3 is not Se or S; a salt, prodrug or complex thereof, wherein said metastatic neoplasms are sensitive to the effects of said fatty acid analogue.