Patent ID: 8377865

Claim:
A compound according to formula (I): R 1 -A 1 -A 2 -A 3 -A 4 -A 5 -R 2 (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: A 1 is Inp; A 2 is D-Bal, D-Bip, D-Bpa, D-Dip, D-1Nal, D-2Nal, D-Ser(Bzl), or D-Trp; A 3 is D-Bal or D-Trp; A 4 is 2Fua, Orn, 2 Pal, 3 Pal, 4 Pal, Pff, Phe, Pim, Taz, 2Thi, 3Thi, or Thr(Bzl); A 5 is Apc or Lys; R 1 is hydrogen, (C 1-6 )alkyl, (C 5-14 )aryl, (C 1-6 )alkyl(C 5-14 )aryl, (C 3-8 )cycloakyl, or (C 2-10 )acyl; and R 2 is OH or NH 2 ; provided that: when A 5 is Lys, then: A 2 is D-Bip, D-Bpa, D-Dip or D-Bal; or A 3 is D-Bal; or A 4 is 2Thi, 3Thi, Taz, 2Fua, 2 Pal, 3 Pal, 4 Pal, Orn, Thr(Bzl), or Pff; and a compound of formula (I) is not H-Inp-D-Bal-D-Trp-Phe-Apc-NH 2 .