Oxophthalazines for treating cachexia

摘要

This invention relates to a new use of the oxophthalazine compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of cachexia and the like, wherein oxophthalazine compounds can be represented by general formula (I), wherein R<1> is ar(lower)alkyl which may have one or more suitable substituent(s), and R<2> is carboxy(lower)alkyl or protected carboxy(lower)alkyl.