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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Ko-chung Lin, Lexington, MA (US);
Steven P. Adams, Andover, MA (US);
Alfredo C. Castro, Weburn, MA (US);
Craig N. Zimmerman, Topsfield, MA (US);
Julio Hernan Cuervo, Arlington, MA (US);
Wen-cherng Lee, Lexington, MA (US);
Charles E. Hammond, Burlington, MA (US);
Mary Beth Carter, Belmont, CA (US);
Ronald G. Almquist, Lexington, MA (US);
Ko-Chung Lin, Lexington, MA (US);
Steven P. Adams, Andover, MA (US);
Alfredo C. Castro, Weburn, MA (US);
Craig N. Zimmerman, Topsfield, MA (US);
Julio Hernan Cuervo, Arlington, MA (US);
Wen-Cherng Lee, Lexington, MA (US);
Charles E. Hammond, Burlington, MA (US);
Mary Beth Carter, Belmont, CA (US);
Ronald G. Almquist, Lexington, MA (US);
Biogen, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to novel compounds that are useful for inhibition and prevention of cell adhesion and cell adhesion-mediated pathologies. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising these compounds and methods of using them for inhibition and prevention of cell adhesion and cell adhesion-mediated pathologies. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention can be used as therapeutic or prophylactic agents. They are particularly well-suited for treatment of many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.