Treatment of joint conditions
AssigneeAmpio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorDavid Bar-Or
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of treating a joint condition. The method comprises administering a multi-dose regimen of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a diketopiperazine with amino acid side chains of aspartic acid and alanine (DA-DKP). The invention also provides a method of treating osteoarthritis with multiple doses of a low-molecular weight fraction of human serum albumin.
Claims31
A method of treating a joint condition comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising DA-DKP in a multi-dose regimen, wherein the time between doses in the multi-dose regimen is between 2 days and 6 weeks.
A method of treating osteoarthritis, comprising administering, via intra-articular injection into an affected joint, a first dose, a second dose, and a third dose, wherein each of the first dose, the second dose, and the third dose comprises 4 mL of a <5000 MW fraction of human serum albumin, and wherein the second dose is administered two weeks after the first dose and the third dose is administered two weeks after the second dose.
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