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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1999
Jacques-Pierre Moreau, Upton, MA (US);
Biomeasure, Inc., Milford, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of treating one or more of the following disease and/or conditions, which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof the compound H-.beta.-D-Nal-Cys-Tyr-D-Trp-Lys-Val-Cys-Thr-NH.sub.2, where the Cysteines are bonded by a disulfide bond, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, most preferably the acetate salt of the compound, in the treatment of certain diseases and/or conditions such as gastroenterological conditions and/or diseases, endocrinological diseases and/or conditions, various types of cancers and conditions associated with cancer such as cancer cachexia and in the treatment of hypotension and panic attacks.