Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Arthur R. Miller
  • Ketone derivatives and medical application thereof
    Patent number: 6215016
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ketone derivatives represented by the following formula and medical agents containing the ketone derivatives or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof as an active ingredient, and in particular, relates to a hematopoietic agent; it is shown that the present invention increases blood cells, such as platelets, white blood cells, and red blood cells, and is effective in preventing and treating cytopenia caused by cancer chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Hideki Kawai, Kiyoshi Okano, Yasumoto Adachi, Tsuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuji Sugawara, Youhei Miyamoto