[EN] METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING CACHEXIA<br/>[FR] MÉTHODES DE DIAGNOSTIC ET DE TRAITEMENT DE LA CACHEXIE
申请人:AURIN BIOTECH INC
公开号:WO2018218357A1
公开(公告)日:2018-12-06
A method of treating cachexia is provided. The method includes administering to a human in need thereof an effective amount of a complement inhibitor. The complement inhibitor may be a dimer of acetyl salicylic acid, including 5,5'-methylenebis(2-hydroxybenzoic acid), 4,4'-diacetoxy-1,1 biphenyl-3,3' dicarboxylic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The complement inhibitor may be aurin tricarboxylic acid, aurin quadracarboxylic acid, aurin pentacarboxylic acid, aurin hexacarboxylic acid, combinations thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The complement inhibitor may be an ester prodrug of the foregoing compounds.