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AssigneePanion & Biotech Inc.
InventorsKeith Chan, Winston Town, Shou Shan Chiang
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The present invention provides methods of treating soft tissue calcification in a subject, comprising a step of administering to said subject an effective amount of ferric organic compound, such as ferric citrate. The claimed methods may prevent, reverse, delay or stabilize soft tissue calcification in a subject having chronic kidney disease. Affected soft tissue calcification includes soft tissue calcification in the joint, skin, eye, in cardiovascular system such as heart valve, myocardium, coronary arteries and arteriole, or in internal organs such as kidney and lung.
A method of reversing soft tissue calcification in a subject, comprising administering to said subject an effective amount of ferric citrate having a dissolution rate of at least 2 mg/cm2/min, wherein soft tissue calcification is reversed.
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