METHOD OF TREATING AND PREVENTING HYPERPARATHYROIDISM WITH ACTIVE VITAMIN D ANALOGS
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1. A method of lowering or maintaining lowered serum parathyroid hormone level in human patients suffering from hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic kidney disease, comprising administering to the patients an effective amount of a vitamin D analog to lower and maintain lowered serum parathyroid hormone levels, the analog comprising a compound of formula (I):
- wherein A1 and A2 are each either hydrogen, or together represent a carbon-carbon double bond; and
X1 is either hydrogen or hydroxyl.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method for treating or preventing hyperthyroidism secondary to chronic kidney disease by administering a sufficient amount of an active vitamin D analog utilizing a variety of effective treatment protocols.
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1. A method of lowering or maintaining lowered serum parathyroid hormone level in human patients suffering from hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic kidney disease, comprising administering to the patients an effective amount of a vitamin D analog to lower and maintain lowered serum parathyroid hormone levels, the analog comprising a compound of formula (I):
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wherein A1 and A2 are each either hydrogen, or together represent a carbon-carbon double bond; and
X1 is either hydrogen or hydroxyl.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of treating hyperparathyroidism associated with chronic kidney disease, comprising administering to a subject suffering therefrom an amount of an active vitamin D analog which includes at least one of 1α
- -OH-vitamin D2;
1α
,24-(OH)2-vitamin D2; and
1α
,24(S)—
(OH)2-vitamin D2 sufficient to lower or maintain lowered blood parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
- -OH-vitamin D2;
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29. A method of treating hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic kidney disease, comprising administering to a patient suffering therefrom an amount of 1α
- -OH-vitamin D2 sufficient to lower or maintain lowered blood parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels.
- View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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