Medical treatments based on anamorelin
AssigneeHelsinn Healthcare SA
InventorsWilliam Mann, John Friend, William Polvino, Suzan Allen, Ming Lu, Elizabeth Duus, Ruben Giorgino, Enrico Baroni
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Abstract
Methods of treating cancer related conditions using anamorelin are described.
Claims17
A method of treating weight loss associated with cancer in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of anamorelin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- a) said patient has a body mass index of <20 kg/m2;
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- b) said patient has involuntary weight loss of >2% during the previous 6 months;
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- said method increases the body weight of said patient.
A method of treating weight loss associated with cancer, and anorexia symptoms as measured by FAACT in the anorexia/cachexia domain, in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of anamorelin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein:
- a) said patient has a body mass index of <20 kg/m2;
- b) said patient has involuntary weight loss of >2% during the previous 6 months;
- c) said method increases the body weight of said patient;
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- d) said method improves said anorexia symptoms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.