Patents by Inventor Thorbjorn Grofte

Thorbjorn Grofte has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Treatment of acute and chronic liver disease
    Publication number: 20020028764
    Abstract: The present invention relates to IGF-1 treatment of an individual, such as e.g. a human being, suffering from an acute or chronic liver disease including hepatic cirrhosis. Acute and chronic liver disease according to the invention are characterized by low circulating IGF-1 and IGFBP3 levels. According to one preferred embodiment of the present invention, IGF-1 is administrered to a human being subcutaneously, preferably in the thigh or the abdominal skin, and preferably in two daily doses of about 50 microgram/kg twice a day. The present invention demonstrates that this dosis regime is able to restore normal IGF-1 levels in patients with liver cirrhosis, and the dose is well-tolerated by the patients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Applicant: Aarhus Amt.
    Inventors: Thorbjorn Grofte, Hendrik Vilstrup