Methods and kits for treating and diagnosing leiomyomas
CA 2284039 A1 · Owner: Ortho-Mcneil Pharmaceutical, Inc. · Inventors: Palmer, Stephen S.; Nowak, Romona
Overview
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This invention provides methods of treating a subject suffering from a leiomyoma which comprise administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an agent, or alternatively a plurality of agents which , inhibit specific metalloproteinases. This invention further provides diagnostic methods of determining whether a tumor in a subject is a leiomyoma. This invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits for practicing the instant methods. Finally this invention provides a method of , determining whether an agent specifically inhibits certain metalloproteinases.
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- Filed March 18, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 18, 2018.
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