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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen S. Palmer, Stockton, NJ (US);
Romana A. Nowak, West Roxbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Raritan, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1415 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1415 ;
Abstract
This invention provides methods of treating a subject suffering from a leiomyoma which comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent, or alternatively a plurality of agents, which inhibit specific metalloproteinases. This invention further provides diagnostic methods of determining whether a tumor in a subject is a leiomyoma. This invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits for practicing the instant methods. Finally, this invention provides a method of determining whether an agent specifically inhibits certain metalloproteinases.