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Summary for Patent: 7,303,746
Title:Methods of treating eye disorders with modified chimeric polypeptides
Abstract: Modified chimeric polypeptides with improved pharmacokinetics are disclosed useful for treating eye disorders, including age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
Inventor(s): Wiegand; Stanley J. (Croton on Hudson, NY), Papadopoulos; Nicholas (LaGrangeville, NY), Yancopoulos; George D. (Yorktown Heights, NY)
Assignee: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Tarrytown, NY)
Application Number:10/988,243
Patent Claims:1. A method of treating retinal neovascularization, comprising administering a fusion polypeptide capable of binding vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to a patient in need thereof, wherein the fusion polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:16.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein neovascularization is induced by ischemia.

3. A method of treating, ameliorating, or inhibiting choroidal neovascularization, comprising administering a fusion polypeptide capable of binding vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGE) to a patient in need thereof, wherein the fusion polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:16.

4. A method of treating, ameliorating, or inhibiting vascular leak in the retina, comprising administering a fusion polypeptide capable of binding vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to a patient in need thereof, wherein the fusion polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:16.

5. A method of treating, ameliorating, or inhibiting retinal edema, comprising administering a fusion polypeptide capable of binding vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) to a patient in need thereof, wherein the fusion polypeptide comprises the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:16.

Details for Patent 7,303,746

Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Expiredate
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. EYLEA aflibercept Injection 125387 November 18, 2011 ⤷  Start Trial 2024-11-12
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. EYLEA aflibercept Injection 125387 August 16, 2018 ⤷  Start Trial 2024-11-12
>Applicant >Tradename >Biologic Ingredient >Dosage Form >BLA >Approval Date >Patent No. >Expiredate

International Patent Family for US Patent 7,303,746

Country Patent Number Estimated Expiration
South Africa 200600157 ⤷  Start Trial
South Africa 200110068 ⤷  Start Trial
Yugoslavia 86901 ⤷  Start Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2005000895 ⤷  Start Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 02060489 ⤷  Start Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 0075319 ⤷  Start Trial
Uruguay 28396 ⤷  Start Trial
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