Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of treating a disease or disorder in a patient comprising administering 5-[[4-[2-[5-(1-hydroxyethyl)pyridin-2-yl]ethoxy]phenyl]methyl]-1,3-thiazolidine-2,4-dione (“Compound (1)”), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the patient, wherein the patient achieves a threshold steady-state plasma concentration of Compound (1). The present disclosure also provides methods of administering a therapeutically effective amount of Compound (1), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient. Compound (1) is a PPAR-? agonist that is used to treat a variety of diseases and disorders including, but not limited to, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and central nervous system diseases, e.g., X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy, Friedreich's Ataxia.