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Patent No.:

US 8992908 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 23, 2011

Anti-il-6 antibodies for the treatment of oral mucositis

Applicants:

Jeffrey T.l. Smith, Bellevue, WA (US);

Leon F. Garcia-martinez, Woodinville, WA (US);

Andrew L. Feldhaus, Lynnwood, WA (US);

Inventors:

Jeffrey T.L. Smith, Bellevue, WA (US);

Leon F. Garcia-Martinez, Woodinville, WA (US);

Andrew L. Feldhaus, Lynnwood, WA (US);

Assignee:

Alderbio Holdings LLC, Las Vegas, NV (US);

Attorneys:

LeClairRyan, a professional corporation

Robin L. Teskin

Primary Examiner:

Bridget E Bunner

Assistant Examiner:

Fozia Hamud

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01); A61K 31/7105 (2006.01); A61K 38/20 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01); A61K 31/713 (2006.01); A61K 31/454 (2006.01); A61K 38/16 (2006.01); C07K 16/24 (2006.01); A61K 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/57407 (2013.01); A61K 31/7105 (2013.01); C07K 2317/92 (2013.01); A61K 38/204 (2013.01); C07K 2317/24 (2013.01); C07K 2317/34 (2013.01); G01N 33/57484 (2013.01); A61K 2039/505 (2013.01); A61K 2039/545 (2013.01); C07K 2317/76 (2013.01); C07K 2317/94 (2013.01); A61K 31/713 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01); A61K 31/454 (2013.01); C07K 16/248 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention is directed to therapeutic methods using IL-6 antagonists such as anti-IL-6 antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for IL-6 to prevent or treat mucositis (e.g., oral mucositis) including persons on a treatment regimen with a drug or chemotherapy and/or radiation for cancer (e.g., head and neck cancer) that is associated with increased risk of mucositis, including oral mucositis.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Smith, Jeffrey T.L.. (2015). Anti-il-6 antibodies for the treatment of oral mucositis (U.S. Patent No. 8992908). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8992908

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