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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Stanley Wiegand, Croton on Hudon, NY (US);
Jingtai Cao, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Claus Cursiefen, Erlangen, DE;
Inventors:
Stanley Wiegand, Croton on Hudon, NY (US);
Jingtai Cao, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Claus Cursiefen, Erlangen, DE;
Assignee:
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/18 (2006.01); C07K 14/71 (2006.01); C12N 15/62 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of preventing, reducing, or treating corneal transplant rejection to improve transplant survival in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an agent capable of blocking or inhibiting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are provided. The methods are useful for inhibiting or preventing corneal transplant rejection in a human subject who is the recipient of a transplanted cornea.