Methods for treating post-surgical pain by administering an anti-nerve growth factor antagonist
US7252822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 8, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K2317/24
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention features methods and compositions for preventing or treating pain resulting from surgery or an incision by administering an antagonist of nerve growth factor (NGF). The NGF antagonist may be an anti-NGF (such as anti-hNGF) antibody that is capable of binding hNGF.
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