Patents Represented by Attorney Timothy E. Torchia, Ph.D
  • Patent number: 5573762
    Abstract: A leukemia inhibitory factor antagonist, alone or in combination with an endothelin antagonist, may be used for treatment of heart failure. The antagonist(s) are administered in a chronic fashion, in therapeutically effective amounts, to achieve this purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Napoleone Ferrara, Kathleen King, Elizabeth Luis, Jennie P. Mather, Nicholas F. Paoni