Patent ID: 7094755

Claim:
A method for treating ovarian, colon, lung, oral, pancreatic, or non-small lung cancer, or cancer of the duodenum, or glioblastoma in a mammal comprising administering to the mammal an amount of a vasoactive intestinal peptide analog of the formula (I) His-Ser-Asp-R1-Val-R2-Thr-Asp-Asn-Tyr-Thr-Arg-Leu- Arg-Lys-Gln-R3-Ala-Val-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Leu-Asn-Ser- Ile-Leu-Asn-NH 2 wherein R1 is Aib, Deg or AcSc, R2 is Phe or 4-Cl-D.-Phe, R3 is Met, Leu or Dpg or a vasoactive intestinal peptide analog of the formula (I) having a hydrolyzable carboxyl protecting group; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof effective to treat the cancer.