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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Nerre Therapeutics Limited, Stevenage, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NeRRe Therapeutics Limited, Stevenage, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4985 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4985 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 9/2054 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to the new use of neurokinin-1 receptor antagonists as a treatment of pulmonary fibrosis conditions promoted by mechanical injury to the lungs. Specifically, when the mechanical injury to the lungs is induced by mechanical ventilation or by the act of coughing in a subset of patients with pulmonary fibrosis conditions who cough. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist drugs and to combinations for such uses.