Abstract: A method for the treatment of hyperproliferative benign or malignant lesions in the large intestinal epithelium is provided.The method comprises administering the tripeptide L-pyroglutamyl-L-histidyl-glycine of the formula: ##STR1## in which the pyroglutamyl and histidyl moieties are of the L-configuration.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 1, 1989
Date of Patent:
September 11, 1990
Assignee:
Hafslund Nycomed A/S
Inventors:
Tellef Fossli, Karl L. Reichelt, Oyvind Skraastad, Paul D. Edminson