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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marc B. Garnick, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Praecis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/809 ; C07K 7/23 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/809 ; C07K 7/23 ;
Abstract
Methods to inhibit hot flashes or gynaecomastia in a subject are provided. In the methods of the invention, an LHRH antagonist is administered to a subject in need of treatment for hot flashes or gynaecomastia such that hot flashes or gynaecomastia are inhibited in the subject. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the invention provides a method for inhibiting menopause-related hot flashes in which an LHRH antagonist is administered to a subject in need of treatment for menopause-related hot flashes such that the hot flashes are inhibited in the subject.