US 10,543,179 B2
Dosage regimen of an S1P receptor modulatorGeneral
US 10,543,179 B2
Dosage regimen of an S1P receptor modulator
Tech Center:
1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Examiner:
David Browe
Art Unit:
1617 Organic Compounds: Bio-affecting, Body Treating, Drug Delivery, Steroids, Herbicides, Pesticides, Cosmetics, and Drugs
Agent:
Inventors:
Craig Boulton; Pascale BURTIN; Olivier DAVID; Ana de VERA; Thomas DUMORTIER; Irene HUNT; Robert SCHMOUDER; William C. COLLINS
Assignee:
Priority:
09/29/09
Filed:
05/23/18
Granted:
01/28/20
Expiration:
09/29/29
Abstract
The present invention relates to a dosage regimen of an S1P receptor modulator or agonist in the course of the treatment of patients suffering from an inflammatory or autoimmune disorder, for example multiple sclerosis. Specifically, the present invention relates to testing a patient for a history of infection and vaccinating the patient prior to administration of fingolimod or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a daily dosage of 0.5 mg.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
A61A61K31/138A61P35/00A61B5/4833A61KG16H40/63G16HG01N33/487G01N