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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2014
Filed:
May. 15, 2007
Herve Broly, Saint Selve, FR;
Jennifer Visich, Seattle, WA (US);
Ivan Nestorov, Issaquah, WA (US);
Sharon Busby, Seattle, WA (US);
Jane Gross, Seattle, WA (US);
Herve Broly, Saint Selve, FR;
Jennifer Visich, Seattle, WA (US);
Ivan Nestorov, Issaquah, WA (US);
Sharon Busby, Seattle, WA (US);
Jane Gross, Seattle, WA (US);
Zymogenetics, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Ares Trading S.A., Aubonne, CH;
Abstract
In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for treatment of autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, for example comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a TACI-Ig fusion molecule. In one embodiment, the TACI-Ig fusion molecule is administered in amount sufficient to slow, suppress or inhibit proliferation-inducing functions of BlyS and APRIL.