METHODS OF ADMINISTERING MONOMETHYL FUMARATE AND PRODRUGS THEREOF HAVING REDUCED SIDE EFFECTS
申请人:XenoPort, Inc.
公开号:US20150038499A1
公开(公告)日:2015-02-05
Methods of improving patient safety and reducing undesirable side effects for patients considering therapeutic treatment using monomethyl fumarate and prodrugs of monomethyl fumarate are disclosed. In particular, a method of treating a disease in a patient in need of such treatment is provided. The method comprises testing the patient for a propensity for a deficiency in tissue glutathione S-transferase theta 1 enzyme (GSTT1) levels. Thereafter, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from monomethyl fumarate (MMF), a prodrug of monomethyl fumarate, and combinations thereof is administered to the patient. During the treatment of the disease, blood lymphocyte concentration is periodically tested in the patient at a predetermined time interval length that is based on the enzyme level propensity testing result.
本发明涉及改善患者安全和减少治疗使用单甲基富马酸及其前药所产生的不良副作用的方法。具体而言,本发明提供了一种治疗患者疾病的方法。该方法包括对患者进行组织谷胱甘肽S-转移酶θ1酶(GSTT1)水平缺陷的倾向性测试。随后,向患者施用单甲基富马酸(MMF)、单甲基富马酸前药或其组合的治疗有效量。在治疗疾病期间,以基于酶水平倾向性测试结果的预定时间间隔长度定期检测患者的血淋巴细胞浓度。