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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2006
Jocelyn Holash, Alameda, CA (US);
Jesse M. Cedarbaum, Larchmont, NY (US);
John Rudge, Mahopac, NY (US);
George D. Yancopoulos, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Neil Stahl, Carmel, NY (US);
Jocelyn Holash, Alameda, CA (US);
Jesse M. Cedarbaum, Larchmont, NY (US);
John Rudge, Mahopac, NY (US);
George D. Yancopoulos, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Neil Stahl, Carmel, NY (US);
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods of treating anemic disorders in human subjects comprising administering a VEGF antagonist comprising a fusion polypeptide having an immunoglobulin-like (Ig) domain 2 of the VEGF receptor Flt1 and Ig domain 3 of the VEGF receptor Flk1 or Flt4, and a multimerizing component. Further included are methods of preventing anemia, increasing hematocrit levels, and increasing or stimulating erythropoietin, particularly in subjects being treated for cancer with chemotherapeutic agents and/or radiation.