US9006256 — Antitumor agent for thyroid cancer
Method of Use · Assigned to Eisai R&D Management Co Ltd · Expires 2027-07-27 · 1y remaining
What this patent protects
This patent protects pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic methods for treating various diseases, including thyroid cancer, using a RET kinase inhibiting substance.
USPTO Abstract
The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic methods for treating diseases such as multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIA, multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIB, familial medullary thyroid carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, papillary thyroid carcinoma, sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma, Hirschsprung disease, pheochromocytoma, parathyroid hyperplasia and mucosal neuromas of the gastrointestinal tract. The therapeutic methods and pharmaceutical compositions use a RET kinase inhibiting substance, such as 4-(3-chloro-4-(cyclopropylaminocarbonyl)aminophenoxy)-7-methoxy-6-quinolinecarboxamide and pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, and involve a step of administering the RET kinase inhibiting substance to a patient.
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FDA Patent Use Codes
When a patent is method-of-use, FDA lists it once per applicable indication ("U-code"). Each U-code carves out a specific therapeutic use that generic filers must either license or design around.
| Code | Description | Drug |
|---|---|---|
U-1695 |
— | lenvatinib-mesylate |
U-1695 |
— | lenvatinib-mesylate |
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