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(43) Date of publication: 06.06.2001 Bulletin 2001/23 (21) Application number: 99941081.4 (22) Date of filing: 13.08.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 31/00, A61K 31/69, A61K 38/55, A61P 37/00, A61P 37/08, A61P 29/00, A61P 35/00, A61P 1/00, A61P 9/10, A61P 31/00, A61P 31/12, A61P 43/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9918/315 (87) International publication number: WO 0010/549 (02.03.2000 Gazette 2000/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 21.08.1998 US 97376 P (71) Applicant: Point Therapeutics, Inc. Boston, MA 02111 (US)	(72) Inventor: WALLNER, Barbara Weston, MA 02193 (US) (74) Representative: Jump, Timothy John Simon et al Venner Shipley & Co.20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)