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US 11,957,931 B2Granted
Compositions and methods for treating vitiligo
AssigneesYale University, University of Massachusetts
InventorsBrett King, John E. Harris
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Abstract
In its various aspects and embodiments, the invention comprises a method for treating vitiligo in a patient comprising administering a composition comprising an effective amount of at least one Janus kinase inhibitor and phototherapy.
Claims16
A method for treating vitiligo in a subject, the method comprising:
- administering phototherapy and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one Janus kinase inhibitor to the subject,
- wherein the phototherapy comprises a dose of narrow band UVB (nbUVB) radiation that is equal to or less than 150 mJ/cm2, and
- wherein the intensity, duration, or frequency of the phototherapy used is ineffective in treating vitiligo in a subject who is not being co-administered the at least one Janus kinase inhibitor.
A kit comprising an effective amount of at least one Janus kinase inhibitor and instructional material comprising instructions for the concomitant administration of the at least one Janus kinase inhibitor with phototherapy to treat vitiligo in a subject,
- wherein the phototherapy comprises a dose of narrow band UVB (nbUVB) radiation that is equal to or less than about 150 mJ/cm2, and
- wherein the intensity, duration, or frequency of the phototherapy used is ineffective in treating vitiligo in a subject who is not being co-administered the at least one Janus kinase inhibitor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.