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Last Updated: May 21, 2024

Claims for Patent: 5,372,808


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Summary for Patent: 5,372,808
Title: Methods and compositions for the treatment of diseases with consensus interferon while reducing side effect
Abstract:Methods for the treatment of cell proliferation disorders, viral infections, and other conditions without causing significant side effects normally associated with interferon therapy, involving administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of consensus human leukocyte interferon are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions of consensus human leukocyte interferon.
Inventor(s): Blatt; Lawrence M. (Ventura, CA), Taylor; Milton W. (Bloomington, IN)
Assignee: Amgen Inc. (Thousand Oaks, CA)
Application Number:07/868,916
Patent Claims:1. A method for treating a patient having a viral disease selected from the group consisting of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C or hepatitis Delta while reducing the occurrence of Grade 3or 4 toxicities associated with alpha interferon treatment as measured by the World Health Organization toxicity scale, which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a consensus human leukocyte interferon.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said viral disease is hepatitis A.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said viral disease is hepatitis B.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said viral disease is hepatitis C.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said viral disease is hepatitis Delta.

6. A method for treating a patient having Kaposi's Sarcoma while reducing the occurrence of Grade 3 or 4 toxicities associated with alpha interferon treatment as measured by the World Health Organization toxicity scale, which comprises administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a consensus human leukocyte interferon.

7. A method according to claim 1 or 6, wherein said toxicities are selected from the group consisting of headache, fever, chills, nausea, anorexia. depression, and insomnia.

8. A method according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the consensus human leukocyte interferon is :;elected from the group consisting of IFN-con.sub.1, IFN-con.sub.2, and IFN-con.sub.3.

9. A method according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the consensus human leukocyte interretort is ZFN-con.sub.1.

10. A method according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the consensus human leukocyte interferon is a product of procaryotic expression of an exogenous DNA sequence.

11. A method according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the therapeutically effective amount is administered by a route of administration selected from the group consisting of oral, intravenous, intramuscular. subcutaneous, intranasal, and intralesional.

12. A method according; to claim 1 or 6, wherein the therapeutically effective amount of consensus human leukocyte interferon is from 2.times.10.sup.6 to 30.times.10.sup.6 units per patient.

13. A method according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the therapeutically effective amount of consensus human leukocyte interferon is from 6.times.10.sup.6 to 15.times.10.sup.6 units per patient.

14. A method according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the patient is a human.

15. A method according to claim 1 or 6, further comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent.

16. A method according to claim 1 or 6, further comprising administering: a therapeutically effective amount of G-CSF.

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