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US 7,252,822 B2Granted
Methods for treating post-surgical pain by administering an anti-nerve growth factor antagonist
AssigneeRinat Neuroscience Corp.
InventorsDavid L. Shelton, German J. Vergara
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Abstract
The invention features methods and compositions for preventing or treating pain resulting from surgery or an incision by administering an antagonist of nerve growth factor (NGF). The NGF antagonist may be an anti-NGF (such as anti-hNGF) antibody that is capable of binding hNGF.
Claims10
A method for treating post-surgical pain in a human subject comprising administering to the subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of an antagonist of nerve growth factor (NGF), whereby the post-surgical pain in the subject is treated, and wherein the NGF antagonist is other than TrkA immunoadhesin.
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