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(43) Date of publication: 12.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/02 (21) Application number: 98912470.6 (22) Date of filing: 12.03.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 38/13 (86) International application number: PCT/EP9801/432 (87) International publication number: WO 9841/225 (24.09.1998 Gazette 1998/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: RO SI (30) Priority: 14.03.1997 KR 9708750 (71) Applicant: Novartis AG 4002 Basel (CH)	(72) Inventor: WOO, Jong, SooChunchunjukong Apt. 118-203 Kyungki-do (KR) (74) Representative: Becker, Konrad  Novartis AGGeistiges Eigentum KonzernPatent- und Markenabteilung CHPostfach 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)