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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2001
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerhard Zenke, Rheinfelden, DE;
Hendrik Schuurman, Basel, CH;
Barbara Haeberlin, Riehen, CH;
Armin Meinzer, Buggingen, DE;
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/133 ; A61K 3/121 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/133 ; A61K 3/121 ;
Abstract
A synergistic combination of an IL-2 transcription inhibitor (e.g., cyclosporin A or FK506) and 40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin is provided, which is useful in the treatment and prevention of transplant rejection and also certain autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, together with novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising an IL-2 transcription inhibitor in combination with a rapamycin, e.g., 40-O-(2-hydroxyethyl)-rapamycin.