The present invention discloses and claims: (i) compositions, methods, and
kits which lead to an increase in patient survival time in cancer
patients receiving chemotherapy; (ii) compositions and methods which
cause cytotoxic or apoptotic potentiation of the anti-cancer activity of
chemotherapeutic agents; (iii) compositions and methods for maintaining
or stimulating hematological function in patients in need thereof,
including those patients suffering from cancer; (iv) compositions and
methods for maintaining or stimulating erythropoietin function or
synthesis in patients in need thereof, including those patients suffering
from cancer; (v) compositions and methods for mitigating or preventing
anemia in patients in need thereof, including those patients suffering
from cancer; (vi) compositions and methods for maintaining or stimulating
pluripotent, multipotent, and unipotent normal stem cell function or
synthesis in patients in need thereof, including those patients suffering
from cancer; (vii) compositions and methods which promote the arrest or
retardation of tumor progression in those cancer patients receiving
chemotherapy; (viii) compositions and methods for increasing patient
survival and/or delaying tumor progression while maintaining or improving
the quality of life in a cancer patient receiving chemotherapy; (ix)
novel methods of the administration of taxane and/or platinum medicaments
and a Formula (I) compound of the present invention to a cancer patient;
and (x) kits to achieve one or more of the aforementioned physiological
effects in a patient in need thereof, including those patients suffering
from cancer.