Claims for Patent: 12,011,424

Summary for Patent: 12,011,424

Title:	Treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) associated plexiform neurofibromas (PN) in pediatric patients with mirdametinib
Abstract:	The present disclosure relates to methods for treating plexiform neurofibromas associated with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1-PN), comprising administering to a pediatric patient (e.g., 2 to 15 years of age) in need thereof mirdametinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Inventor(s):	Uchenna H Iloeje, Abraham J Langseth, Todd Shearer
Assignee:	SpringWorks Therapeutics Inc
Application Number:	US18/357,988
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Patent Claims:	1. A method of treating a pediatric human patient 2 to 10 years of age who has neurofibromatosis type 1 NF1) associated inoperable plexiform neurofibromas (PN) comprising orally administering to the patient 1 mg mirdametinib twice daily. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient has symptomatic, inoperable plexiform neurofibromas. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient has progressive PN. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient has PNs that cause significant morbidity. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient has head and neck lesions that are compromising the airway or great vessels, brachial or lumbar plexus lesions that are causing nerve compression and loss of function, lesions causing major deformity or are significantly disfiguring, lesions of the extremity that cause limb hypertrophy or loss of function, or painful lesions. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein over each four week period, the mirdametinib is administered for the first three weeks and discontinued for the last one week.