METHODS FOR TREATING LUNG INFECTIONS AND LUNG TUMORS AND FOR TREATING AND PREVENTING LUNG METASTASES

摘要

The invention relates to methods to treating lung infections andlung tumors and treating and preventing, metastases of extrapulmonary tumorsby administering lipopeptides or lipoproteins having the following formula(I):(see formula I)whereinR1 and R2 which may be the same or different from one another, denote C7-25;alkyl, C7-25 alkenyl, or C7-25 alkynyl,X denotes S, O, or CH2,W denotes CO or S(O)n (where n = 1 or 2) andY denotes a physiologically acceptable amino acid sequence.