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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2007
Hartmut Kupper, Mutterstadt, DE;
Jeffrey D. Kent, Deerfield, IL (US);
Mary A. Cifaldi, Gurnee, IL (US);
John L. Perez, Doylestown, PA (US);
Gerd R. Burmester, Berlin, DE;
Philip Mease, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel J. Lovell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward Keystone, Toronto, CA;
Arthur Kavanaugh, San Diego, CA (US);
Hartmut Kupper, Mutterstadt, DE;
Jeffrey D. Kent, Deerfield, IL (US);
Mary A. Cifaldi, Gurnee, IL (US);
John L. Perez, Doylestown, PA (US);
Gerd R. Burmester, Berlin, DE;
Philip Mease, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel J. Lovell, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Edward Keystone, Toronto, CA;
Arthur Kavanaugh, San Diego, CA (US);
ABBVIE BIOTECHNOLOGY LTD, Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
The invention provides methods, uses and compositions for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The invention describes methods and uses for treating rheumatoid arthritis wherein a TNFα inhibitor, such as a human TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof. Also described are methods for determining the efficacy of a TNFα inhibitor for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in a subject.