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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Ferring B.v., Hoofddorp, NL;
Inventors:
Tine Kold Olesen, New York, NY (US);
Bo-Eric Persson, Rolle, DK;
Per Cantor, Charlottenlund, DK;
Egbert A van der Meulen, Dalby, SE;
Jens-Kristian Slott Jensen, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Assignee:
FERRING B.V., Hoofdorp, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/33 (2006.01); A61K 38/09 (2006.01); A61K 38/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/09 (2013.01); A61K 38/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods and dosing regimens for safely and effectively treating androgen-dependent prostate cancer with a gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist without causing a testosterone spike and/or other side effect of GnRH agonist therapy such as a urinary tract infection, or an arthralgia-related or cardiovascular side effect.