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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9901637 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 10, 2010

Vitamin d3 and analogs thereof for treating alopecia

Applicants:

Joaquin Jimenez, Miami, FL (US);

Niven Rajin Narain, Cambridge, MA (US);

John Patrick Mccook, Friscoe, TX (US);

Inventors:

Joaquin Jimenez, Miami, FL (US);

Niven Rajin Narain, Cambridge, MA (US);

John Patrick McCook, Friscoe, TX (US);

Assignee:

Berg LLC, Nashville, TN (US);

Attorneys:

McCarter & English, LLP

Elizabeth A. Hanley, Esq.

Jill Mello

Primary Examiner:

Alicia L Otton

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/59 (2006.01); A61K 31/592 (2006.01); A61K 31/593 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 8/67 (2006.01); A61Q 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 8/67 (2013.01); A61K 31/59 (2013.01); A61K 31/592 (2013.01); A61K 31/593 (2013.01); A61Q 7/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or treating alopecia, such as chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA). The pharmaceutical compositions of the invention comprises an effective amount of a vitamin D compound in a formulation that topically delivers the vitamin D compound to the epidermis layer but substantially avoids the dermis layer. In chemotherapy patients, the pharmaceutical compositions of the invention can be administered either before or concurrent with the chemotherapy medication.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Jimenez, Joaquin. (2018). Vitamin d3 and analogs thereof for treating alopecia (U.S. Patent No. 9901637). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9901637

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