IP Library Granted Patent US 12,678,427
Granted Patent B2
US 12,678,427 · App. 17/772,158 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Combination therapy having antioxydant properties

Inventors: Nicolas Stankovic-Valentin (Mouscron, BE); Peggy Parroche (Loos, FR); Corinne Foucart (La Madeleine, FR); Robert Walczak (Lille, FR)
Assignee: GENFIT
A61K31/426A61K31/192A61P1/16
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,678,427
App. No.
17/772,158
Filed
Apr 27, 2022
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1629
USPC
514/371
Abstract

The present invention relates to novel uses of nitazoxanide, or analogues thereof.

Claims (13)

1 . A method of treating a disease involving oxidative stress comprising the administration, to a subject in need of treatment, a combination product comprising:

(i) elafibranor, 2-[2,6-dimethyl-4-[3-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-3-oxo-propyl]phenoxy]-2-methylpropanoic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of elafibranor or 2-[2,6-dimethyl-4-[3-[4-(methylthio)phenyl]-3-oxo-propyl]phenoxy]-2-methylpropanoic acid, and

(ii) a compound selected from the group consisting of Nitazoxanide (NTZ), Tizoxanide (TZ), and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of NTZ or TZ;

wherein the disease is selected from the group consisting of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, tardive dyskinesia, epilepsy, acute diseases of the central nervous system, spinal cord injuries, brain trauma, ischemic brain damage, lung ischemia-reperfusion injury, stroke, and rheumatoid arthritis.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein component (i) is elafibranor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein component (ii) is Nitazoxanide (NTZ), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of NTZ.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein component (i) is elafibranor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and component (ii) is NTZ or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said combination product is a pharmaceutical composition comprising component (i) and component (ii).

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said combination product is a kit comprising:

a first pharmaceutical composition comprising component (i); and

a second pharmaceutical composition comprising component (ii).

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein component (i) and component (ii) are formulated for oral administration.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein component (i) and component (ii) are formulated in a pill, a tablet or a suspension for oral ingestion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 31, 2022
From: STANKOVIC-VALENTIN, NICOLAS; PARROCHE, PEGGY; FOUCART, CORINNE; WALCZAK, ROBERT
To: GENFIT
Reel/Frame 060055/0117 →
Priority Claims (1)
EP 19205763 · Oct 28, 2019 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220401420A1 · Dec 22, 2022
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