| abstract |
It is intended to provide a drug having effects of preventing the formation of intestinal polyps, which might induce intestinal cancer, preventing the progress thereof and treating the same. Namely, an intestinal polyp inhibitor which contains as the active ingredient a carboxylic acid amide represented by the following general formula, in particular, 4-diethoxyphosphinoylmethyl-N-(4-bromo-2-cyanophenyl)benzamide: wherein R represents a lower alkyl group; and X represents a halogen atom. |