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.La présente invention concerne (i) des compositions, des procédés, et des trousses permettant d’augmenter le temps de survie chez des patients atteints de cancer recevant un traitement par chimiothérapie (ii) des compositions et des procédés qui entraînent la potentialisation cytotoxique et l’apoptose de l’activité anticancéreuse d’agents chimiothérapeutiques
