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App. No. 13/663,438

METHOD OF TREATING BRAIN CANCER

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13/663,438
Abstract

A therapeutic method for treating brain cancer is disclosed comprising administering to a patient in need of treatment a ruthenium complex salt.

Claims (9)

1 . A method of treating or delaying the onset of brain cancer comprising administering to a patient in need of treatment a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole)ruthenate(III)].

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the brain cancer is a refractory brain cancer.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said brain cancer is glioma.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said brain cancer is astrocytoma.

5 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein said pharmaceutically acceptable salt is an alkali metal salt of trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole)ruthenate(III)]

6 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein said pharmaceutically acceptable salt is sodium trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole)ruthenate(III)].

7 . The method of claim 2 , wherein said brain cancer is refractory to a treatment comprising a nitrosourea or temozolomide.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein said brain cancer was previously treated with BCNU.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein said brain cancer was previously treated with temozolomide.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2013
From: NIIKI PHARMA INC.
To: NIIKI PHARMA AQUISITION CORP. 2
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