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:	LARSEN, Glenn, R, NANCHAHAL, Jagdeep, FELDMANN, Marc
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PEPTIDES PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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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 TNFα 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.