Use of a compound of formula I wherein A represents O or NR.sub.N,
wherein R.sub.N is hydrogen or lower alkyl, R is hydrogen or lower alkyl,
R' is methyl, methoxy, ethoxy, amino, methylamino, dimethylamino,
aminomethyl or methylthio, and Z is O or a bond, or a pharmaceutically
acceptable salt thereof, alone or in combination with at least one
compound selected from the group consisting of somatostatin or a
synthetic derivative thereof, interferon, 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin,
cyclophosphamide, streptozotocin and a standard anti-diarrheal, for the
preparation of a medicament for the treatment of carcinoid syndrome or at
least one neuroendocrine tumor; a method of treating a warm-blooded
animal, having carcinoid syndrome and/or at least one neuroendocrine
tumor; a combination comprising a compound formula I as defined above and
at least one compound selected from the group provided above; and to a
commercial package comprising said combination.