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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2002
Applicants:
Roy R. Lobb, Westwood, MA (US);
Linda C. Burkly, West Newton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Roy R. Lobb, Westwood, MA (US);
Linda C. Burkly, West Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Biogen Idec MA Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/04 (2006.01); C07K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is disclosed. The method comprises administration of an antibody, polypeptide or other molecule recognizing VLA-4, a surface molecule expressed on most types of white blood cells and involved in leukocyte adhesion to endothelium and other tissus in the gut.