Treatment of intrahepatic cholestatic diseases
Treatment of intrahepatic cholestatic diseases by therapy with MBX-8025 or an MBX-8025 salt.
1. A method of treating primary sclerosing cholangitis by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of (R)-2-(4-((2-ethoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)-phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid or a salt thereof.
2. The method of claim 1 where the (R)-2-(4-((2-ethoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl) -phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid or a salt thereof is administered orally.
3. The method of claim 1 where the daily dose of the (R)-2-(4-((2-ethoxy -3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid or a salt thereof (when calculated as the free acid) is 20-200 mg.
4. The method of claim 3 where the daily dose of the (R)-2-(4-((2-ethoxy -3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid or a salt thereof (when calculated as the free acid) is 50-100 mg.
5. The method of claim 1 where the(R)-2-(4-((2-ethoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl) -phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid or a salt thereof is administered once/day.
6. “A method of treating primary sclerosing cholangitis by orally administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of (R)-2-(4-((2-ethoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)-phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid L -Lysine dihydrate salt.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the daily dose of the (R)-2-(4(2-ethoxy -3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid L -Lysine dihydrate salt (when calculated as the free acid) is 20-200 mg.
8. The method of claim 7 , where the daily dose of the (R)-2-(4(2-ethoxy -3-(4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid L -Lysine dihydrate salt (when calculated as the free acid) is 50-100 mg.
9. The method of claim 6 where the(R)-2-(4-((2-ethoxy-3-(4-(trifluoromethyl) -phenoxy)propyl)thio)-2-methylphenoxy)acetic acid L -Lysine dihydrate salt is administered once/day.