Publication Date:
2012
Short description:
Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer / Grande, Alexis; Ferrarini, Fabrizio; Parenti, Sandra.
abstract:
In the present invention, a new combination is disclosed comprising (i) 5 -aminosalicylic acid (5 -ASA) or a derivative thereof, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, and (ii) a group D vitamin, a derivative thereof, a metabolite or analogue, for use in the prevention and/or treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). A further aspect of the invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combination together with at least one physiologically acceptable excipient and the use thereof in the prevention and/or in the treatment of the colorectal cancer.
Iris type:
Brevetto
Keywords:
colorectal cancer, chemoprevention, mesalazine, vitamin D3
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