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(88) Date of publication A3: 07.08.2008 (43) Date of publication: 23.09.2009 Bulletin 2009/39 (21) Application number: 07862768.4 (22) Date of filing: 11.12.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/165(2006.01) A61P 31/04(2006.01) A61K 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/025329 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/076261 (26.06.2008 Gazette 2008/26)

(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 (30) Priority: 13.12.2006 US 874798 P (71) Applicant: Schering-Plough Ltd. 6000 Lucerne 6 (CH)	(72) Inventors: CELLY, Chander Shekher Colonia, New Jersey 07067 (US) FREEHAUF, Keith Alan Stockton, New Jersey 08559 (US) (74) Representative: Stumm, Karin  Intervet International B.V. Intellectual Property Department P.O. Box 31 5830 AA Boxmeer 5830 AA Boxmeer (NL)