Patent: METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS OF PREMATURITY
Patent application title: METHOD AND PRODUCT FOR TREATMENT AND/OR PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS OF PREMATURITY Inventors: Lois Smith Ann Hellstrom Chatarina Lofqvist Agents: FISH & RICHARDSON P.C. Assignees: Origin: MINNEAPOLIS, MN US IPC8 Class: AA61K3818FI USPC Class: Publication date: 08/12/2010 Patent application number: 20100204101
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition comprising Insulin Growth Factor I (IGF-I) or an analog thereof in combination with Insulin Growth Factor Binding Protein (IGFBP) or an analog thereof, said combination having a molar ratio of IGF-I to IGFBP being lower than equimolar, preferably in the range from 1:20 to 1:3.33, for use in the treatment of a patient suffering from complications of preterm birth, very preterm birth and/or extremely preterm birth, as well as a method for treating a patient suffering from complications of preterm birth, very preterm birth and/or extremely preterm birth.