1-[[(Dialkylamino)alkyl]amino]-4-substituted-thioxanthen-9-ones are disclosed as antitumor agents. Compositions containing the thioxanthenones and methods of treating tumors and cancer in mammals with the thioxanthenones are also disclosed.
Disclosed are reconstituted lyophilized formulations for the treatment of mammalian tumors comprising a thioxanthenone antitumor agent in combination with mannitol or sucrose as a stabilizer in a lactate buffer.