An inhibitor of platelet aggregation with antimetastatic properties. Prepn: GB 1051218 corresp to J. Roch, H. Scheffler, US 3322755 (1966, 1967 both to Boehringer, Ing.). Effect on tumor cell metastasis: J. L. Ambrus et al., J. Med. 9, 183 (1978); on inhibition of adenosine uptake into platelets: J. P. Lips et al., Biochem. Pharmacol. 29, 43 (1980). Therapeutic use: R. L. Clark, Cancer 43, 790 (1979); I. L. Bonta et al., Agents Actions Suppl. 4, 278 (1979).
Antineoplastic.
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