申请人:Sankyo Company, Limited
公开号:EP1180369A1
公开(公告)日:2002-02-20
The present invention provides a novel pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-Fas antibody which is useful as an agent for prophylaxis and/or treatment of an autoimmune disease or rheumatoid arthritis.
More particularly, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-human Fas antibody having apoptosis inducing activity and a compound having a folate antagonist activity or a dihydrofolate reductase inhibiting activity, as active ingredients.
According to the present invention, the amount of the anti-Fas antibody to be used can be reduced in an agent for prophylaxis and/or treatment of an autoimmune disease or rheumatoid arthritis, and thereby, the possibility that the patient becomes tolerant to anti-Fas antibody as a result of the production of antibodies against the anti-Fas antibody in the patient's body or the like can be decreased, and thus there can be provided a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention useful as an excellent agent for prophylaxis and/or treatment which can be used for a long time.
本发明提供了一种含有抗 Fas 抗体的新型药物组合物,该药物组合物可用于预防和/或治疗自身免疫性疾病或类风湿性关节炎。
更具体地说,本发明提供了一种药物组合物,它含有一种具有诱导细胞凋亡活性的抗人 Fas 抗体和一种具有叶酸拮抗剂活性或二氢叶酸还原酶抑制活性的化合物作为活性成分。
根据本发明,在预防和/或治疗自身免疫性疾病或类风湿性关节炎的药剂中,可以减少抗 Fas 抗体的用量,从而降低患者因体内产生抗 Fas 抗体的抗体等而对 Fas 抗体产生耐受性的可能性,因此可以提供本发明的药物组合物,该药物组合物可作为预防和/或治疗的优良药剂长期使用。