Patent 7381799 was granted and assigned to ERGON PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC on June, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention provides a treatment for mammalian diseases characterized by pathological angiogenesis. The treatment consists of administering therapeutically active dosages of peptides containing specific amino acid sequences or antibodies that bind to cell membrane antigens on the surface of rapidly dividing endothelial cells.