Antagonists of IL-6 to prevent or treat cachexia, weakness, fatigue, and /or fever

Antagonists of IL-6 to prevent or treat cachexia, weakness, fatigue, and /or fever

The present invention is directed to therapeutic methods using antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for IL-6 to prevent or treat cachexia, fever, weakness and/or fatigue in a patient in need thereof. In preferred embodiments, the anti-IL-6 antibodies will be humanized and/or w...

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Hauptverfasser: Litton, Mark, Schatzman, Randall, Latham, John A, Smith, Jeffrey T. L
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Sprache:eng
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is directed to therapeutic methods using antibodies and fragments thereof having binding specificity for IL-6 to prevent or treat cachexia, fever, weakness and/or fatigue in a patient in need thereof. In preferred embodiments, the anti-IL-6 antibodies will be humanized and/or will be aglycosylated. Also, in preferred embodiments these patients will comprise those exhibiting (or at risk of developing) an elevated serum C-reactive protein level. In another preferred embodiment, the patient's survivability or quality of life will preferably be improved.