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(43) Date of publication: 19.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/51 (21) Application number: 06707544.0 (22) Date of filing: 14.03.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/375(2006.01) A61K 31/355(2006.01) A61K 31/202(2006.01) A61K 33/30(2006.01) A61P 27/02(2006.01) A61K 31/047(2006.01) A61K 33/24(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/002303 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/097267 (21.09.2006 Gazette 2006/38)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 16.03.2005 FR 0502582 (71) Applicants: Novartis AG 4056 Basel (CH) BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR  NOVARTIS-PHARMA GMBH 1230 Vienna (AT) AT	(72) Inventor: LEVERT, Véronique 95870 Bezons (FR) (74) Representative: Barbier, Denis Robert  Novartis AG Corporate Intellectual Property 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)