Treatment of lymphomas, leukemias, breast carcinomas, astrocytomas, melanomas, leiomyomas, and related tumors

摘要

In a preferred embodiment, drugs having chemotherapeutic properties which are useful against certain neoplastic disorders with wide safety margins as evidenced by their low toxicity, and molecular actions. Such drugs include as active ingredient(s) one or more N-substituted 2-(1H) pyridone(s) and/or N-substituted 3-(1H) pyridone(s). The compositions of this invention are novel as anti-neoplastic, drugs, namely as an agent for treating leukemias, lymphomas, breast carcinomas, astrocytomas, melanomas, leiomyomas, and related tumors.