Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition conatining at least one C3-OH ether or fatty acid monoester of 7B-hydroxycholesterol selected from the group consisting of the ethers or esters of palmitic, oleic, hexenoic, decenoic and arachindonic acids or esters. The composition is useful as a cytotoxic agent for the treatment on cells having a high proliferative potential.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 1998
Date of Patent:
July 23, 2002
Assignee:
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Inventors:
Patrick Behr, Alexandre Kupferberg, Marcel Mersel, Alain Privat