USE OF A COMPOUND HAVING TWO GOLD (I) ATOMS EACH COVALENTLY BONDED TO A CARBON ATOM IN A COVALENT LINK CONNECTING THE TWO GOLD (I) ATOMS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER

摘要

The invention relates to the treatment of cancers, in particular, cancers thatare resistant to platinum based chemotherapeutic agents. A pharmaceuticalcomposition for the treatment of cancer comprising an effective amount of acompound having two gold(I) atoms each covalently bonded to a carbon atom in acovalent link connecting the two gold(I) atoms and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient.