申请人:Merck & Co., Inc.
公开号:US05753641A1
公开(公告)日:1998-05-19
Disclosed is an improved treatment for men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), involving combination therapy of a 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitor, e.g. a 17.beta.-substituted 4-azasteroid, a 17.beta.-substituted non-azasteroid, 17.beta.-acyl-3-carboxy-androst-3,5-diene, benzoylaminophenoxybutanoic acid derivative, fused benz(thio)amide or cinnamoylamide derivative, aromatic 1,2-diethers or thioethers, aromatic ortho acylaminophenoxy alkanoic acids, ortho thioalkylacylaminophenoxy alkanoic acids, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, and particularly finasteride, in combination with an .alpha..sub.1 -adrenergic receptor blocker, i.e., terazosin. The combination provides therapy at the molecular level for the underlying cause of the disease as well as providing symptomatic relief. Pharmaceutical compositions useful for treatment are also disclosed.
本文揭示了一种改进的治疗方法,用于治疗患有良性前列腺增生(BPH)的男性,涉及联合疗法,包括5α-还原酶抑制剂,例如17β-取代的4-氮杂类固醇,17β-取代的非氮杂类固醇,17β-酰基-3-羧基-雄烯-3,5-二烯,苯甲酰氨基苯氧丁酸衍生物,融合苯基(硫)酰胺或肉桂酰胺衍生物,芳香族1,2-二醚或硫醚,芳香族邻位酰胺基苯氧烷酸,邻位硫烷基酰胺基苯氧烷酸,其药用盐和酯,特别是非那司丁(finasteride),与α1-肾上腺能受体阻滞剂,即特拉唑辛(terazosin)结合。该组合提供了治疗疾病潜在病因的分子水平治疗,同时提供了症状缓解。还揭示了用于治疗的药物组合物。