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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2005
Jingtai Cao, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Li-hsien Wang, Somers, NY (US);
Hsin Chieh Lin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mark W. Sleeman, Mahopac, NY (US);
Stanley J. Wiegand, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Jingtai Cao, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Li-Hsien Wang, Somers, NY (US);
Hsin Chieh Lin, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Mark W. Sleeman, Mahopac, NY (US);
Stanley J. Wiegand, Croton-on-Hudson, NY (US);
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods of treating diabetes in mammals, particularly humans, by blocking or inhibiting VEGF-mediated activity. A preferred inhibitor of VEGF-mediated activity is a VEGF antagonist such as the VEGF fusion protein trap of SEQ ID NO:2 capable of binding and blocking VEGF. The method of the invention may be combined with other therapies, such as with insulin therapy.