申请人:TAIHO PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED
公开号:EP1080726A1
公开(公告)日:2001-03-07
The present invention provides an agent for alleviating side effects caused by use of an anti-tumor agent, which contains 5-chloro-6-(2-iminopyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidi nedione (1) represented by formula (1):
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The 5-chloro -6-(2-iminopyrrolidin-1-yl)methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof exhibit an inflammatory-suppressing action in the digestive tract and advantageously alleviate diarrhea and loss of body weight concomitant with administration of a chemical for treating cancer without suppressing the anti-tumor effect. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are of great value as agents for alleviating side effects caused by use of an anti-tumor agent, which enable not only the chemotherapy to be continuedly carried out, but also the body exhaustion to be effectively prevented.
本发明提供了一种用于减轻使用抗肿瘤药所引起的副作用的药剂,它含有由式(1)代表的5-氯-6-(2-亚氨基吡咯烷-1-基)甲基-2,4(1H,3H)-嘧啶内二酮(1):
或其药学上可接受的盐。5-氯-6-(2-亚氨基吡咯烷-1-基)甲基-2,4(1H,3H)-嘧啶二酮或其药学上可接受的盐具有抑制消化道炎症的作用,在服用治疗癌症的化学药物的同时可有效缓解腹泻和体重下降,而不会抑制抗肿瘤作用。因此,本发明的化合物作为减轻因使用抗肿瘤药物而引起的副作用的制剂具有重要价值,不仅可以继续进行化疗,还能有效防止身体衰竭。