Patent 7709538 Issued on May 4, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date: July 14, 2028. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
The present invention relates to a method of treating a non-tumor condition or disease associated with angiogenesis in a human or animal comprises administering thereto an effective angiogenesis inhibiting dose of a tetrameric cyclic compound of 4,5-dihydroxynaphthalene-2,7, disulfonic acid linked by methylene bridges in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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