| abstract |
The invention relates to methods to treating lung infections and lung tumors and treating and preventing, metastases of extrapulmonary tumors by administering lipopeptides or lipoproteins having the following formula (I): (see formula I) wherein R1 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) and Y denotes a physiologically acceptable amino acid sequence. |