Method of treating early stage Dupuytren's disease

The subject invention provides a method of treating an individual afflicted with early stage Dupuytren' s disease characterized by the presence of one or more nodules on the individual's hand which comprises injecting into each nodule a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of an...

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Hauptverfasser: Feldmann, Marc, Nanchahal, Jagdeep, Larsen, Glenn R
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Zusammenfassung:The subject invention provides a method of treating an individual afflicted with early stage Dupuytren' s disease characterized by the presence of one or more nodules on the individual's hand which comprises injecting into each nodule a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of an antihuman TNFa antibody or fragment thereof effective to treat the individual, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of a liquid and between 0.1 ml and 0.6 ml of the composition is injected into each nodule. This invention also provides for a pre-filled syringe for carrying out the above-described method.