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Method for treating alzheimer's disease using glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (gdnf) protein product

CA 2232789 C · Owner: Amgen Inc. · Inventors: Williams, Lawrence R.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

The present invention relates generally to methods for treating injury or degeneration of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons by administering glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF). The invention relates specifically to methods for treating Alzheimer's disease.

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  • Filed September 23, 1996 and granted February 27, 2001. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 23, 2016.
  • A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by September 23, 2018.
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FiledSeptember 23, 1996
GrantedFebruary 27, 2001
Term endedSeptember 23, 2016
Patent numberCA 2232789 C
Classification (IPC)A61K38/18 +1 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedSep 23, 1996Patent grantedFeb 27, 2001Term endedSep 23, 2016

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