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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Ucb Biopharma Srl, Brussels, BE;
Inventors:
Gareth Charles Glyndwr Davies, Slough, GB;
Scott John Roberts, Slough, GB;
Assignee:
UCB BIOPHARMA SRL, Brussels, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); C07K 16/22 (2006.01); A61P 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 16/22 (2013.01); A61K 39/3955 (2013.01); A61P 19/08 (2018.01); C07K 2317/54 (2013.01); C07K 2317/55 (2013.01); C07K 2317/56 (2013.01); C07K 2317/565 (2013.01); C07K 2317/569 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of a bone fracture or bone defect. The invention discloses the effective use of an anti-gremlin-1 antibody to accelerate the healing and bridging of bone tissue in segmental gap defects; and demonstrates that inhibitors of gremlin-1 activity may provide improved therapies for treating or preventing fracture non-union.