Inventors:
Jesse Cedarbaum - Larchmont NY, US
Christopher Azzoli - New York NY, US
Mark Kris - New York NY, US
Jakob Dupont - Pelham NY, US
International Classification:
A61K039/395, A61K038/18
Abstract:
Methods for treating a human patient suffering from malignant pleural effusion by administering an effective amount of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor to the human patient. The VEGF inhibitor is a VEGF trap protein comprising a dimeric protein having two fusion polypeptides having the sequence of SEQ ID NO:2.