| abstract |
A method for treating a lymphoma selected from non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphoma comprising administering an organoarsenic compound having a structure of the formula (I) wherein X is S or Se and R 1 and R 2 are independently C 1-30 alkyl (R 3 , R 3' , R 4 , R 5 , W and "n" are as defined in claim 1 ) in particular where the compound is S-dimethylarsinoglutathione, N-(2-S-dimethylarsinothiopropionyl)glycine, 2- amino-3-(dimethylarsino)thio-3-methylbutanoic acid, S-dimethylarsino-thiosuccinic acid or S-dipropylarsino-l - thioglycerol. |