Abstract: Described herein is the bromodomain inhibitor 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-1-one, including crystalline forms, amorphous forms, solvates, and hydrates thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions that include this bromodomain inhibitor. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition comprises 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-1-one that has been processed by micronization or spray dried dispersion. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition further comprises at least one polymer. In some embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition comprises a solid polymer matrix comprising 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-1-one and at least one polymer. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 4-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-5-methylsulfonylphenyl]-2-methylisoquinolin-1-one are useful for the treatment of cancer or neoplastic disease.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 19, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Juan Manuel Betancort, Jeffrey Alan Stafford, Ryan Stansfield, James Marvin Veal
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a premature and/or low birth weight infant in need thereof, comprising administering to the infant an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula I, Structural Formula Ia or Structural Formula II described herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting the destruction of retinal blood vessels in a premature and/or low birth weight infant in need thereof, comprising administering to the infant an effective amount of a compound represented by Structural Formula I, Structural Formula Ia or Structural Formula II, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 24, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Jonathan E. Sears, George B. Hoppe, Suzy Yoon
Abstract: The subject invention provides for methods of reducing the relapse rate and/or reducing the accumulation of physical disability in a relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis human patient, the method comprising orally administering to the patient a daily dose of 0.6 mg laquinimod. The subject invention also provides for pharmaceutical oral unit dosage forms of 0.6 mg laquinimod for use in reducing the relapse rate and/or for use in reducing the accumulation of physical disability in a relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis human patient.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 11, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Applicant:
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd.
Inventors:
Nora Tarcic, Dan Bar-Zohar, Dina Kofler
Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of a composition containing, as an active ingredient, an amodiaquine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and specifically, to a metabolic disease prevention, alleviation or treatment use of a composition containing, as an active ingredient, an amodiaquine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the composition activating both peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-?) and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPAR-?).
Abstract: [Problem] The present invention pertains to a safer and more effective respiratory infection treating agent. [Solution] A respiratory infection treating agent containing, as an active ingredient, 7-[(3S,4S)-3-{(cyclopropylamino)methyl}-4-fluoropyrrolidine-1-yl]-6-fluoro-1-(2-fluoroethyl)-8-methoxy-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 11, 2016
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Applicant:
KYORIN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Kota KUME, Hisao YOSHIDA, Hirotaka ANDO, Yuta TANAKA
Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations comprising an inhibitor of poly(ADP)-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) and their use for the treatment of major depressive disorder and conditions that share at least one of the two major defining symptoms of major depressive disorder.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 11, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Gregory A. Ordway, Attila Szebeni, Russell Brown
Abstract: There is provided pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of e.g. opioid dependency comprising microparticles of a pharmacologically-effective amount of buprenorphine, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, in associative admixture with particles comprising a weak acid, or particles comprising weakly-acidic buffer forming materials. The composition may further comprise a disintegrant and/or particles of a pharmacologically-effective amount of naloxone, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. The compositions are useful in the treatment of opioid dependency/addiction and/or pain.
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating a brain tumor by administering Plinabulin. Some embodiments relate to treatment of glioblastoma multiforme by administering Plinabulin.
Abstract: The present application relates to novel compositions useful for the treatment of a neurodegenerative disease and uses thereof. The present application also relates to novel compositions and methods for the reduction of side effects in a subject being treated for a neurodegenerative disease. The present application also relates to novel compositions and methods for enhancing the standard of care of the treatment of a neurodegenerative disease. The present application also relates to novel compositions and methods for enhancing the efficacy of one or more treatments for a neurodegenerative disease.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 15, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Pavan Kumar CHERUVU, Kunal KISHNANI, Bryan M. LEWIS, Stephen Clement PISCITELLI, Shankar RAMASWAMY, Gregory M. WEINHOFF, Ebenezer ASARE
Abstract: The present invention provides a medicament having a wider treatment spectrum, causing a fewer side effects and superior in tolerability and safety, as compared to known typical antipsychotic agents and atypical antipsychotic agents. The present invention related to a medicament containing (I) a compound which is 7-[4-(4-benzo[b]thiophea-4-yl-piperazin-1-yl)butoxy]-1H-quinolin-2-one or a salt thereof, and (II) at least one drug selected from the group consisting of a mood stabilizer, a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant, an antianxiety drug, a tricyclic antidepressant, a tetracyclic antidepressant, an antipsychotic drug and an anti-ADHD drug, in combination.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 19, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Applicant:
OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
Inventors:
Tsuyoshi HIROSE, Kenji MAEDA, Tetsuro KIKUCHI, Masafumi TODA
Abstract: Provided herein are formulations, processes, solid forms and methods of use relating to 1-ethyl-7-(2-methyl-6-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)pyridin-3-yl)-3,4-dihydropyrazino[2,3-b]pyrazin-2 (1H)-one.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 23, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Anil Menon, Darshan K. Parikh, Dora Visky, Matthew Michael Kreilein, Nathan Boersen, Thomas Lee, Ying Li, Jean Xu, Xiaozhang Liang, William Wei-Hwa Leong, Benjamin Cohen
Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include methods to treat cancer in animals by administering an SCD inhibitor. Other embodiments include treating cancer in animals where the SCD gene inhibitor is absent in one or both chromatids by administering an SCD inhibitor. Still other embodiments include treating cancer in animals by administering an SCD inhibitor where the SCD gene is absent in one or both chromatids and the animal has a daily intake of one or more of (a) a specified amount of total fat, (b) a specified amount of total fatty acid, (c) a specified amount of total monounsaturated fatty acid, or (d) a specified amount of total oleic acid. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.
Abstract: Compounds of Formula I that inhibit the activity of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) and their uses in the treatment of diseases linked thereto in animals are described herein.
Abstract: The present disclosure concerns the use of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, such as, for example, sildenafil, to repair a brain and/or a retinal injury in a newborn. The phosphodiesterase inhibitor can be used in a premature or a term baby that has been exposed to hyperoxia or hypoxia which caused a brain and/or a retinal injury.
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic and research use. In particular, the present disclosure provides compounds as therapeutic agents against bacterial infections (e.g., biofilms). The present disclosure also provides topical formulations for use in methods for treating bacterial infections.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 21, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Hongmin Sun, David W. Anderson, Feng Qi
Abstract: The present invention relates to: use of a 2,3-dihydroimidazo[1,2-c]quinazoline compound, or of a pharmaceutical composition containing same, as a sole active agent, or of a combination of a) said compound or a pharmaceutical composition containing said compound and b) one or more further active agents, for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of endometrial cancer (hereinafter abbreviated to “EC”), particularly 1st line, 2nd line, relapsed, refractory, type I or type II EC, or endometriosis; combinations of a) said compound and b) one or more further active agents; a pharmaceutical composition comprising said compound as a sole active agent for the treatment of endometrial cancer (hereinafter abbreviated to “EC”), particularly 1st line, 2nd line, relapsed, refractory, type I or type II EC, or endometriosis; a pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of a) said compound and b) one or more further active agents; use of biomarkers which is the loss of tumor suppressor PTEN
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 7, 2016
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Applicants:
Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Inventors:
Ningshu LIU, Carol PENA, Michael JEFFERS, Isabelle GENVRESSE
Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of the Wnt signalling pathways of general formula (I) wherein LA represents *CH2** or *?**; wherein indicates the point of attachment to the carbonyl group, and ** indicates the point of attachment to R1; LB represents *N(H)—C(?O)** or *C(?O)—N(H)**; wherein * indicates the point of attachment to R2, and ** indicates the point of attachment to the phenyl group; R1 represents a group selected from: (AA); wherein * indicates the point of attachment to LA, R2 represents: (BB) wherein * indicates the point of attachment to R3, and ** indicates the point of attachment to LB R3 represents a group selected from: (CC); wherein * indicates the point of attachment to R2; R4 and R5 represent a hydrogen atom; and R6 represents a halogen atom or group selected from: —CH3, —O—CH3, —O—CHF2, —O—CF3, and —O-cyclopropyl; to methods of preparing said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds and to the use of said compounds for manufacturing
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 16, 2016
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Applicant:
Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Kai THEDE, Eckhard BENDER, William J. SCOTT, Anja GIESE, Ludwig ZORN, Ningshu LIU, Ursula MÖNNING, Franziska SIEGEL, Stefan GOLZ, Andrea HÄGEBARTH, Philip LIENAU, Florian PÜHLER, Daniel BASTING, Dirk SCHNEIDER, Manfred MÖWES
Abstract: Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising brimonidine and timolol for topical ophthalmic delivery and a method of treatment comprising administering said composition when indicated for glaucoma and associated conditions such as elevated intraocular pressure in the eyes of humans.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 2, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Chin-Ming Chang, Gary J. Beck, Cynthia C. Pratt, Amy L. Batoosingh
Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and kits for treating ACVR-1-mediated diseases using N-(cyanomethyl)-4-[2-4-morpholinoanilino)pyrimidin-4-yl]benzamide.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 8, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Brian Koh, Igor Theurl, Matthew Robert Warr, James Andrew Whitney
Abstract: The application relates to biaryl compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of use the compounds for treating cell proliferation disorders.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 14, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Michael P. SMOLINSKI, Nader N. NASIEF ABDEL-SAYED, David G. HANGAUER, JR.
Abstract: This invention relates to agents that are inhibitors or activators of variant forms of endogenous proteins and novel methods of identifying such variants. Of particular interest are inhibitors and activators of endogenous protein variants, encoded by genes which have mutated, which variants often arise or are at least first identified as having arisen following exposure to a chemical agent which is known to be an inhibitor or activator of the corresponding unmutated endogenous protein.
Abstract: The present application provides a method for treating treatment-resistant depression in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of tianeptine, subsequent to a ketamine treatment; also provided is a method of treating suicidal ideation (SI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or pre-dementia co-morbid with symptoms of depression; and further provided is maintenance therapy for depression remission.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical or veterinary composition for the use thereof in preventing and/or treating infection by the influenza viruses. Said composition is characterized in that it contains, in an appropriate pharmaceutical carrier, at least one compound selected from among Etilefrine and Diltiazem.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 18, 2016
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Manuel ROSA-CALATRAVA, Olivier TERRIER, Julien TEXTORIS, Guy BOIVIN, Mario PIZZORNO
Abstract: The invention provides for compositions for treating a cancer or an inflammatory disorder comprising a combination of agents in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein said agents comprise: (i) a non-covalent DNA binding agent; and (ii) an anti-cancer or anti-inflammatory agent.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 16, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Pravin R. Chaturvedi, Palaniyandi Manivasakam, Steven Grossman, Sharon Cantor
Abstract: The invention relates to a dosing regimen for sedation with the fast-acting benzodiazepine CNS 7056 in combination with an opioid, in particular fentanyl, whereas CNS 7056 is given in a dose of 2 to 20 mg, preferably between 4 and 9 mg and most preferably between 5 and 8 mg.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 24, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Applicant:
Paion UK Limited
Inventors:
Karin WILHELM-OGUNBIYI, Keith BORKETT, Gary Stuart TILBROOK, Hugh WILTSHIRE
Abstract: Described herein are oral pharmaceutical compositions suitable for chewing, sucking, or buccal dissolution comprising non-systemic corticosteroid soft lozenges, methods for making the same, and methods for treating subjects in need thereof with such lozenges. In particular, the oral composition provides topical, non-systemic administration of one or more active pharmaceutical ingredients to the oral cavity and upper gastrointestinal track, including the esophagus. In one embodiment, the oral pharmaceutical compositions comprise chewable, suckable, or buccally-dissolvable soft lozenges for the treatment of esophageal lesions. The soft lozenges provide topical, non-systemic delivery of corticosteroids to the esophagus and oral cavity.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 27, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
YinYan Zhao, Justin Hughey, Jason Vaughn, Qi Fang
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the compound having the following formula (I): which may be in base form or in the form of a hydrate or a solvate, in combination with prednisone or prednisolone, for its use for the treatment of castration resistant or hormone-refractory metastatic prostate cancer in patients not at risk of developing gastrointestinal disorders chosen from the group consisting of: gastrointestinal bleeding and perforation, gastritis, enterocolitis, neutropenic enterocolitis, colitis, intestinal obstruction, and ileus.
Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I), to the pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and to the use thereof in the treatment of bacterial, fungal, viral and parasitic infections or in the treatment of cancer in humans or animals. In formula (I), R1 and R2 are as defined in claim 1.
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating, reducing the risk of, preventing, or alleviating a symptom of a disease or condition associated with changes in bone density, osteoporosis, or an osteopenic disease, or inducing osteogenesis or bone growth, or slowing, preventing, or reversing the reduction in bone density in a subject in need of treatment thereof, comprising administering a compound of the invention to the subject.
Abstract: The present Invention relates to long acting pharmaceutical compositions of betulin derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful in the treatment or prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 19, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Shenshen CAI, Brian Alvin JOHNS, Andrew SPALTENSTEIN
Abstract: Formulations and methods of providing an orally-active anti-metabolic disease Fixed Dose Combinations (FDC) for use as personalized medicine to treat different components of the Metabolic Syndrome or Insulin resistance syndrome such as Type II diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia and Obesity are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions of anti-inflammatory centric drug formulations and methods comprising of NSAIDS in general and selective Cox-2 inhibitors in particular and one or more anti-T2DM or anti-hypertensive or anti-hyperlipidemic or anti-obesity drugs formulated to exhibit pre-determined modified release kinetics to achieve therapeutic as well as kinetic synergies are disclosed.
Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of antiviral compounds, in particular [2-(6-amino-purin-9-yl)-1-methyl-ethoxymethyl]-phosphonic acid (tenofovir, PMPA), suitable for topical application, and to their use in the reduction of or prevention of acquisition and transmission of herpes simplex virus.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 24, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Tomas Cihlar, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Ayesha Kharsany, James Francis Rooney
Abstract: Osteoclast inhibitors, such as neridronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as complex regional pain syndrome.
Abstract: Provided are a compound which is useful as an in vivo applicable, amyloid-oxygenating catalyst selective for amyloid and applicable not only to an A? peptide but also to other amyloids and a drug containing the compound for preventing and/or treating amyloid-related-diseases.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutritional composition comprising at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide and at least one N-acetylated oligosaccharide in particular amounts, for use in preventing and/or treating infections and/or inflammations of the lower respiratory tract and/or of the ear in an infant or a young child.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 4, 2016
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Norbert Sprenger, Dominique Brassart, Delphine Egli
Abstract: Disclosed are methods of reducing the incidence of oxidative stress in infants, toddlers, and children using nutritional compositions including human milk oligosaccharides. The nutritional compositions including the human milk oligosaccharides are effective at reducing inflammation and the incidence of inflammatory diseases.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 23, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Applicant:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
Inventors:
STEVEN R. DAVIS, RACHAEL BUCK, GERALYN O. DUSKA-MCEWEN
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the treatment of immune mediated or immune related diseases or disorders, infectious diseases, metabolic disorders and cancer in mammalian subjects. This method comprises the administration of a naturally occurring, mammalian intermediary metabolite or T cell receptor ligand, preferably a glucosylceramide, to a mammalian subject. In a preferred embodiment, such mammalian subjects are human beings.
Abstract: The present invention pertains to the use of podophyllotoxin derivatives, such as CAP7.1, in methods for inhibition of and/or prevention of the growth and/or survival of cancer stem cells. The invention discloses the surprisingly specific activity of the compounds in accordance with the invention against a cancer stem cell population. In this respect the present invention provides the use of the compounds as described in the treatment of cancer, specifically of cancers which have a high risk of developing metastases, chemotherapeutic resistances and/or cancer relapse. Provided are novel methods of cancer treatment, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds as described, for use in such treatment methods.
Abstract: The invention relates to the field of veterinary science and medicine and can be used for the prophylaxis and treatment of bacterial infections. The aim of the present invention is to design a preparation based on azithromycin in the form of a solution, having a wide spectrum of antimicrobial activity, and in the form of an injection solution ready for use not only for introduction intravenously, but also for intramuscular, subcutaneous, intrauterine and intracisternal introduction. The antibacterial pharmaceutical composition comprises azithromycin, a pH adjuster, solvents and/or cosolvents, a preservative, and an antioxidant. The antioxidant is in the form of thioglycerol, sodium ascorbate, 4-methyl-2,6-di-tert-butylphenol, 2,4,5-trihydroxybutyrophenone, and combination thereof, whereas the preservative is in the form of chloroethon or benzyl alcohol with the following ratios of components by percentage mass: 5-30% azithromycin, up to 5% pH adjuster, 0.5-1% preservative, 0.1-0.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 25, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Boris Viktorovich VIOLIN, Sergey Vyacheslavovich SEMENOV, Dmitriy Vladimirovich PRISTENSKIY, Aleksandr Andreevich ANISKOV
Abstract: The present invention provides URLC10-derived epitope peptides having the ability to induce cytotoxic T cells. The present invention further provides polynucleotides encoding the peptides, antigen-presenting cells presenting the peptides, and cytotoxic T cells targeting the peptides, as well as methods of inducing the antigen-presenting cells or CTLs. The present invention also provides compositions and pharmaceutical compositions containing them as an active ingredient. Further, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cancer, and/or preventing postoperative recurrence thereof, using the peptides, polynucleotides, antigen-presenting cells, cytotoxic T cells or pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention. Methods of inducing an immune response against cancer are also provided.
Abstract: A unit structure-type pharmaceutical composition includes a single nucleic acid, such as an antisense nucleic acid, electrostatically bound to a single block copolymer having a cationic polyamino acid segment and a hydrophilic polymer chain segment. The negative charges of the nucleic acid are counterbalanced, at least substantially, by the positive charges of the cationic polyamino acid segment such that the pharmaceutical composition is electrically neutral or nearly electrically neutral. Further, the nucleic acid is covered with the hydrophilic polymer chain segment. The block copolymer thereby improves the blood retention capability of the nucleic acids.
Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer comprising administering an effective amount of a glutamate dehydrogenase 1 inhibitor to a subject in need thereof.
Abstract: The present invention relates to stable polymer matrix compositions comprising high concentrations (from about 1.5% w/w to about 3.5% w/w) sodium hyaluronate obtained from a Streptococcus zooepidemicus source and a non-ionic polymer. The polymer matrix composition further comprises polyethylene glycol and methylparaben, and utilizes ingredients that are of pharmaceutical or compendial grade. The polymer matrix compositions may optionally comprise an active ingredient. The present polymer matrix compositions may be used in the treatment of wounds, burns, certain dermatological conditions, vaginal dryness, and in topical, transdermal delivery and sustained release of active ingredients.
Abstract: Methods and compositions for reducing fibrosis and cirrhosis are provided in which an effective dose of an admixture of a polysaccharide compound and, for example, a compound selected from the group consisting of antibodies specific to intracellular or cell-surface: (i) beta-PDGF receptors; (ii) synaptophysin; (iii) zvegf3; (iv) CCR1 receptors; (v) connective tissue growth factor; (vi) alpha 1-smooth muscle actin; (vii) matrix metalloproteinases MMP 2 and MMP9; (viii) matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors TIMP1 and TMP2; (ix) integrins; (x) TFG-?1; (xi) endothelin receptor antagonists; and (xii) collagen synthesis and degradation modulating compounds; (xiii) actin synthesis and degradation modulating compounds; and (xiv) tyrosine kinases is administered to an animal in order to treat fibrosis.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 28, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
David Platt, Eliezer Zomer, Anatole Klyosov
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the treatment of immune mediated or immune related diseases or disorders, infectious diseases, metabolic disorders and cancer in mammalian subjects. This method comprises the administration of a naturally occurring, mammalian intermediary metabolite or T cell receptor ligand, preferably a glucosylceramide, to a mammalian subject. In a preferred embodiment, such mammalian subjects are human beings.
Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical composition comprising an iron carbohydrate complex for use in a method for treatment or prevention of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) of a human patient, wherein the human patient prior to treatment has a magnetic resonance phase imaging of 0.02 radians above the average value of a control group in the substantia nigra, thalamus, putamen, orpallidum. The invention provides a higher probability for a RLS patient being treated to experience a relief in symptoms.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 17, 2016
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Applicant:
Pharmacosmos Holding A/S
Inventors:
Lars Lykke THOMSEN, Tobias S. CHRISTENSEN, Hans ANDREASEN
Abstract: Achromotricia can begin due to a wide variety of reasons, one primarily being genetics, the IRF4 gene and exposures to various endogenous and exogenous factors. There are numerous stimuli currently recognized to influence the production of melanin by mature melanocytes. The composition presented herein recognizes the attributed principles which can influence the primary causes of achromotricia.
Abstract: The invention encompasses compositions and methods for effectively interfering, reducing and preventing conversion of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and circulating stem cells to osteoblastic bone-like cells, thereby reducing and/or preventing vascular calcification (VC) or calcium mineral (hydroxyapatite) deposition in the vasculature. The severity and extent of calcification in the major arteries reflect atherosclerotic plaque burden and strongly predict cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides a heterodimeric, conditionally active chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), and a nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding the CAR. The present disclosure provides cells genetically modified to produce the CAR. A CAR of the present disclosure can be used in various methods, which are also provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 1, 2017
Publication date:
February 15, 2018
Inventors:
Chia-Yung Wu, James Onuffer, Wendell A. Lim