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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2020
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Biospecifics Technologies Llc, Malvern, PA (US);
James H. Segars, Baltimore, MD (US);
Phyllis Carolyn Leppert, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Thomas L. Wegman, N. Merrick, NY (US);
Jean-Marie Soma, Lynbrook, NY (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
BioSpecifics Technologies LLC, Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating uterine fibroids in vivo, and methods of reducing symptoms associated with uterine fibroids, including pain, bleeding and infertility. The disclosed compositions comprise collagenase in an amount effective to cause shrinkage and/or reduce stiffness of uterine fibroids.