METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF SCLERODERMA AND RELATED CONDITIONS

1 . A method of treating scleroderma comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) inhibitor.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the scleroderma is localized scleroderma.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the localized scleroderma is morphea scleroderma or linear scleroderma.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the scleroderma is systemic scleroderma.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the systemic scleroderma is selected from the group consisting of limited cutaneous systemic scleroderma, systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma, and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the systemic scleroderma is diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis.

7 . A method of treating interstitial lung disease (ILD) comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF 1R) inhibitor.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the ILD is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

9 . A method of reducing fibrosis and/or collagen production and/or accumulation in a subject with scleroderma or interstitial lung disease (ILD), comprising administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of an insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF 1R) inhibitor.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the subject has scleroderma.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the scleroderma is systemic scleroderma.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the systemic scleroderma is selected from the group consisting of limited cutaneous systemic scleroderma, systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma, and diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis.

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14 . The method of claim 9 , wherein reducing fibrosis and collagen production and/or accumulation is measured by the skin elasticity.

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16 . The method of claim 9 , wherein reducing fibrosis and collagen production and/or accumulation is measured as an increase in the subject's American College of Rheumatology-Composite Response Index in Systemic Sclerosis (ACR-CRISS) score.

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19 . The method of claim 9 , wherein reducing fibrosis and collagen production and/or accumulation is measured as an improvement in the subject's lung function.

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24 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the IGF-1R inhibitor is an antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof.

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33 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the antibody, or an antigen binding fragment thereof, comprises a heavy chain comprising CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 and a light chain comprising CDR1, CDR2 and CDR3, wherein the heavy chain CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 amino acid sequences and light chain CDR1, CDR2, and CDR3 amino acid sequences are at least 90% identical to (i) the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 85-90, respectively; or (ii) the amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 85, 93, 87, 88, 94, and 90, respectively.

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37 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the antibody is teprotumumab.

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46 . The method of claim 24 wherein said IGF-1R inhibitor is chosen from ganitumab, figitumumab, MEDI-573, cixutumumab, dalotuzumab, robatumumab, AVE1642, BIIB022, xentuzumab, istiratumab, linsitinib, picropodophyllin, BMS-754807, BMS-536924, BMS-554417, GSK1838705A, GSK1904529A, NVP-AEW541, NVP-ADW742, GTx-134, AG1024, KW-2450, PL-2258, NVP-AEW541, NSM-18, AZD3463, AZD9362, BI885578, BI893923, TT-100, XL-228, and A-928605.

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66 . The method of claim 46 wherein the antibody is AVE1642.

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