Lexacalcitol (KH1060) is over 100 times more active than 1alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 and is of potential interest in the treatment of psoriasis and other diseases characterized by accelerated cell growth and T lymphocyte activation, which was studied in the clinical trial. KH1060 also prevents type I diabetes in the preclinical investigation without significant effects on calcium or bone metabolism. In addition also was shown that neuroblastoma (NB) cell lines were more susceptible to growth inhibition by KH1060, suggesting its possible use in NB to potentiate the action of retinoids, which are in clinical use for this disease. The underlying biochemical reasons for the increased biological activity of KH1060 are unknown, but it can include 1) metabolic considerations in addition to explanations based upon 2) enhanced stability of KH1060-liganded transcriptional complexes.