Patents Assigned to The Releef Initiative
  • Compositions and methods for treatment of cachexia
    Patent number: 8080528
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for preventing and treating wasting disorders, such as cachexia and anorexia, are provided. In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for preventing and treating a wasting disorder in a mammal. In one embodiment, the method of the invention comprises administering to such mammal a macrolide and a ?2-adrenergic agonist in combination such that the macrolide and said ?2-agonist are administered in amounts effective to prevent or at least alleviate said wasting disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: The Releef Initiative
    Inventors: Richard Kenley, Jonas Ekblom, Mikhail Denissenko