Inventors:
Langdon Miller - Lebanon NJ, US
David Emanuel - Tenafly NJ, US
James McGovren - Kalamazoo MI, US
Larry Schaaf - Dublin OH, US
Sumant Ramachandra - East Brunswick NJ, US
International Classification:
A61K031/7072, A61K031/704, A61K031/4745
US Classification:
514/034000, 514/283000, 514/050000
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for treating locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in a patient who demonstrated failure of prior treatment with an anthracycline, a taxane and a fluoropyrimidine, which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of irinotecan.