Claims
- 1. A method for inhibiting the proliferation of tumor cells in a mammal which cells are sensitive to treatment with the compound recited below, which comprises administering to a mammal an effective tumor cell proliferation inhibiting amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR40## wherein, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different, representing methyl or methoxy groups, or form --CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH-- by binding to each other; R.sup.3 is phenyl or naphthyl, each of which may be independently substituted with a halogen, an alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and n is an integer of 2 to 8; in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
- 2. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein n in the formula (I) is an integer of 4 to 6.
- 3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein R.sup.3 in the formula (I) is a phenyl group which may be substituted with fluorine or a methoxy.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional application of now abandoned Ser. No. 07/754,209 filed Aug. 27, 1991, which is a continuation of now abandoned Ser. No. 07/579,086 filed Sep. 7, 1990, which is a continuation of now abandoned Ser. No. 07/235,575 filed Jul. 26, 1988.
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Divisions (1)
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Continuations (2)
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