Patents
US 9801860 B2: Methods for treating hyperuricemia in patients with gout using halofenate or halofenic acid and a second urate-lowering agent
- Granted
- 2017-10-31
- Filed
- 2015-11-18 application 14945397
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions, methods and kits for lowering the serum uric acid level of a subject and for the treatment of a condition associated with elevated serum uric acid levels comprising administering a composition comprising a first urate-lowering agent and a second urate-lowering agent. In some aspects the first urate-lowering agent is (−)-halofenate, (−)-halofenic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In some aspects the second urate-lowering agent is an inhibitor of uric acid production, a uricosuric agent, a uricase, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg171031.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. 43 patents | US company or organization | Newark, CA | CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc. Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Diatex Co., Ltd. 11 patents | Foreign company or organization | San Antonio, TX | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian K. Roberts | Palo Alto, CA | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gopal Chandra Saha | Dublin, CA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Brian Edward Lavan | San Francisco, CA | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Charles A. McWherter | Oakland, CA | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61K | Preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes | A61K31/426 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS, INC. signed 2016-06-29 | DIATEX, INC. SAN ANTONIO, TX | 39045/152 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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