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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Ernest G. Seidman, Cote St. Luc, CA;
Yves Theoret, Montreal, CA;
Inventors:
Ernest G. Seidman, Cote St. Luc, CA;
Yves Theoret, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
Hôpital Sainte-Justine, Montreal, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of optimizing therapeutic efficacy and reducing toxicity associated with 6-mercaptopurine drug treatment of an immune-mediated gastrointestinal disorder such as inflammatory bowel disease. The method of the invention includes the step of determining the level of one or more 6-mercaptopurine metabolites in the patient having an immune-mediated gastrointestinal disorder.