Bacon & Thomas
2-nitroimidazole derivative, production thereof, and radiosensitizer containing the same as active ingredient
 The present invention relates to a 2-nitroimidazole derivative represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 may be the same or different from each other and mean individually a hydrogen atom or an acyl group, and a radiosensitizer containing the same. The compound (I) according to this invention has an excellent radiosensitizing effect and high safety, so that a radiosensitizer containing the same is remarkably useful in the radiotherapy of cancers. 
Pola Chemical Industries, Inc.
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Yoshiyuki Tomoyuki Akira Masakazu Toshimitsu
Miyata Mori Suzuki Sakaguchi Suzuki