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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Applicants:
The University of Melbourne, Carlton, AU;
Morphosys Ag, Planegg, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Steidl, Munich, DE;
John Allan Hamilton, Aberfeldie, AU;
Andrew David Cook, North Melbourne, AU;
Assignees:
MORPHOSYS AG, Planegg, DE;
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE, Parkville, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01); C07K 16/24 (2006.01); C07K 16/38 (2006.01); C07K 16/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/2866 (2013.01); C07K 16/243 (2013.01); C07K 16/244 (2013.01); C07K 16/249 (2013.01); A61K 2039/505 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of osteoarthritis (OA) and/or pain. In accordance with the present invention, an antagonist of c-Fms is effective in the treatment of osteoarthritis and/or pain. An antagonist of M-CSF includes, but is not limited to, an antibody that is specific for M-CSF, IL-34 or c-Fms.