Utilization of dialkylfumarates
AssigneeBiogen Idec International GmbH
InventorsRajendra Kumar Joshi, Hans-Peter Strebel
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of certain dialkyl fumarates for the preparation of pharmaceutical preparations for use in transplantation medicine or for the therapy of autoimmune diseases and said compositions in the form of micro-tablets or pellets. For this purpose, the dialkyl fumarates may also be used in combination with conventional preparations used in transplantation medicine and immunosuppressive agents, especially cyclosporines.
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A method of treating a patient in need of treatment for multiple sclerosis comprising contacting peripheral blood mono-nuclear cells or monocytes of said patient with methyl hydrogen fumarate.
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