USE OF ALKANOYL L-CARNITINE IN COMBINATION WITH CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEOPLASMS

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of an alkanoyl L-carnitine selected from the group consisting of acetyl, propionyl, valeryl, isovaleryl and butirryl L-carnitine; in combination with one or more chemotherapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of: a camptothecin derivative; an alkylating agent; an anti-neoplastic anti-metabolite; a platin compound; a topoisomerase inhibitor; a VEGF inhibitor; a tyrosine kinase inhibitor; an EGFR kinase inhibitor; an mTOR kinase inhibitor; an insulin-like growth factor I inhibitor; a Raf kinase inhibitor; a monoclonal antibody; a proteasome inhibitor; a HDAC inhibitor; toxins; and imides; for the treatment of neoplasms.