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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2019
Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
F. Hoffmann-la Roche Ag, Basel, CH;
Biogen Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark Totoritis, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Timothy Mark Shaw, Hertfordshire, GB;
Sunil Agarwal, Corte Madera, CA (US);
David Yocum, San Mateo, CA (US);
Ariella Kelman, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Genetech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG, Basel, CH;
Biogen Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods of treating joint damage in a subject eligible for treatment are provided involving administering an antagonist that binds to a B-cell surface marker, such as CD20 antibody, to the subject in an amount effective to slow progression of the joint damage as measured by radiography. Further provided are articles of manufacture useful for such methods.