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Last Updated: December 17, 2025

Claims for Patent: 10,154,990

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Summary for Patent: 10,154,990

Title:	Medicaments for the treatment or prevention of fibrotic diseases
Abstract:	The present invention relates to the use of indolinones of general formula
Inventor(s):	John Edward Park, Gerald Juergen Roth, Armin Heckel, Nveed Chaudhary, Trixi Brandl, Georg Dahmann, Matthias Grauert
Assignee:	Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
Application Number:	US14/982,179
Patent Litigation and PTAB cases:	See patent lawsuits and PTAB cases for patent 10,154,990
Patent Claims:	1. A method for treating systemic scleroderma, which comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of 3-Z-[1-(4-(N-((4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methylcarbonyl)-N-methyl-amino)-anilino)-1-phenyl-methylene]-6-methoxycarbonyl-2-indolinone, or a salt thereof. 2. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein 3-Z- [1-(4-(N-((4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methylcarbonyl)-N-methyl-amino)-anilino)-1-phenyl-methylene]-6-methoxycarbonyl-2-indolinone is in the form of the monoethanesulfonate salt. 3. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising administering an additional pharmacologically active substance selected from the group consisting of anticholinergic agents, beta-2 mimetics, steroids, PDE-IV inhibitors, p38 MAP kinase inhibitors, NK1 antagonists, LTD4 antagonists, EGFR inhibitors and endothelin-antagonists in combination with the 3-Z-[1-(4-(N-((4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methylcarbonyl)-N-methyl-amino)-anilino)-1-phenyl-methylene]-6-methoxycarbonyl-2-indolinone, or salt thereof. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the 3-Z-[1-(4-(N-((4 -methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methylcarbonyl)-N-methyl-amino)-anilino)-1-phenyl-methylene]-6-methoxycarbonyl-2-indolinone, or salt thereof, and the additional pharmacologically active substance together comprise a pharmaceutical composition that further comprises one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients. 5. A method for treating systemic scleroderma comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of 3-Z-[1-(4-(N-((4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methylcarbonyl)-N-methyl-amino)-anilino)-1-phenyl-methylene]-6-methoxycarbonyl-2-indolinone in the form of the monoethanesulfonate salt, to a patient in need thereof.

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