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(43) Date of publication: 06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06 (21) Application number: 00924972.3 (22) Date of filing: 10.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 39/395, A61P 7/00 (86) International application number: PCT/AU0000/433 (87) International publication number: WO 0067/789 (16.11.2000 Gazette 2000/46)

(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: 10.05.1999 AU PQ026799 (71) Applicant: CSL LIMITED Parkville, VIC 3052 (AU)	(72) Inventors: COPPOLA, Germano Collingwood, VIC 3066 (AU) BERTOLINI, Joseph Ashburton, VIC 3147 (AU) (74) Representative: Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy et al Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)