Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Catherine Stehman-Breen

John Davis

A method of treating a patient suffering from low back by administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that binds specifically to nerve growth factor (NGF) or an antigen binding fragment thereof.

Method of treating lower back pain

A method of averting opioid addiction in a patient is disclosed. The method can be applied to a patient suffering from moderate to severe low back pain (LBP). The method comprises: diagnosing the patient as suffering from low back; administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that binds specifically to nerve growth factor (NGF) or an antigen binding fragment thereof; and avoiding administration of an opioid to the patient, and thereby relieving pain, and averting opioid addiction in a patient.

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York, ME, United States of America

Catherine Stehman-Breen