Methods for Treating Autosomal Dominant Hypercholesterolemia Associated with PCSK9 Gain-Of-Function Mutations
First Claim
1. A method of treating autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH), wherein the method comprises selecting a patient who carries a gain-of-function mutation (GOFm) in one or both alleles of the PCSK9 gene, and administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor, wherein the GOFm is selected from the group consisting of:
- V4I, E48K, P71L, R96C, and S465L, and wherein the PCSK9 inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds PCSK9 and that comprises the heavy and light chain CDRs of a HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs;
90/92 and 218/226.
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Abstract
The present invention provides methods for treating autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH). According to certain embodiments, the ADH is caused by or associated with a gain-of-function mutation (GOFm) in a gene encoding PCSK9. The present invention therefore includes methods comprising selecting a patient who carries a GOFm in one or both alleles of the PCSK9 gene, and administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the PCSK9 inhibitor is an anti-PCSK9 antibody such as the exemplary antibody referred to herein as mAb316P.
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1. A method of treating autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH), wherein the method comprises selecting a patient who carries a gain-of-function mutation (GOFm) in one or both alleles of the PCSK9 gene, and administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor, wherein the GOFm is selected from the group consisting of:
- V4I, E48K, P71L, R96C, and S465L, and wherein the PCSK9 inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds PCSK9 and that comprises the heavy and light chain CDRs of a HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs;
90/92 and 218/226. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- V4I, E48K, P71L, R96C, and S465L, and wherein the PCSK9 inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds PCSK9 and that comprises the heavy and light chain CDRs of a HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs;
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18. A method of treating autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH), comprising selecting a patient who carries a gain-of-function mutation (GOFm) in one or both alleles of the PCSK9 gene, and administering to the patient a plurality of doses of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a PCSK9 inhibitor, wherein the doses are administered to the patient at a dosing frequency selected from the group consisting of:
- once a week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once every six weeks, once every eight weeks, once every ten weeks and once every twelve weeks, wherein the GOFm is selected from the group consisting of;
V4I, E48K, P71L, R96C, and S465L, and wherein the PCSK9 inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof that specifically binds PCSK9 and that comprises the heavy and light chain CDRs of a HCVR/LCVR amino acid sequence pair selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs;
90/92 and 218/226. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
- once a week, once every two weeks, once every three weeks, once every four weeks, once every six weeks, once every eight weeks, once every ten weeks and once every twelve weeks, wherein the GOFm is selected from the group consisting of;
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