SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATIONS OF AROMATASE INHIBITORS - Patent 2037884

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EP 2 037 884 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.02.2008

(43)	Date of publication:
	25.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/13

(21)	Application number: 07765527.2

(22)	Date of filing: 20.06.2007

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61K 9/14^(2006.01)

A61K 31/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/EP2007/056166

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/147861 (27.12.2007 Gazette 2007/52)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

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Priority:

22.06.2006 US 805508 P

(71)	Applicant: NOVARTIS AG
	4056 Basel (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	LAMBERT, Oliver 68720 Spechbach-le-Haut (FR) RIEMENSCHNITTER, Marc 79111 Freiburg (DE) VUCENOVIC, Vitomire 79539 Lörrach (DE)

(74)	Representative: Roth, Peter Richard et al
	Novartis Pharma AG Patent Department 4002 Basel 4002 Basel (CH)

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