Use of an effective amount of 17-acetoxy-11-4-n, n-dimethylamino-phenyl-19-norpregna- 4, 9-diene-3, 20-dione (ulipristal acetate) or a metabolite thereof for the manufacture of a medicament for treating or preventing leiomyomatosis or metastatic leiomyoma in a patient

摘要

The invention relates to a method for treating uterine fibroids, which method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof, an effective amount of 17±-acetoxy-11²-[4- N , N -dimethylamino-phenyl)-19-norpregna- 4, 9-diene-3, 20-dione (ulipristal acetate) or any metabolite thereof. More particularly, the method is useful for reducing or stopping bleeding in a patient afflicted with uterine fibroids, and/or for reducing the size of uterine fibroids.