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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2014
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Sanofi Biotechnology, Paris, FR;
William J. Sasiela, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Viktoria Gusarova, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Anusch Peyman, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Hans Ludwig Schäfer, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Uwe Schwahn, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
SANOFI BIOTECHNOLOGY, Pari, FR;
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting atherosclerotic plaque formation in a subject. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention comprise selecting a subject who has, or is at risk of developing, atherosclerosis, and administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the PCSK9 inhibitor is an anti-PCSK9 antibody, or antigen binding protein.