MediciNova Receives a Notice of Allowance for a New Patent Covering MN-166 (ibudilast) for the Treatment of Macular Injury in Japan
Once issued, this patent is expected to expire no earlier than October 2039.
- Once issued, this patent is expected to expire no earlier than October 2039.
- The allowed claims cover the use of MN-166 (ibudilast) for treating macular injury associated with progressive multiple sclerosis and for decreasing macular volume loss associated with progressive multiple sclerosis.
- The allowed claims specifically cover both primary progressive multiple sclerosis and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.
- Previously, we reported positive Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) results from the SPRINT-MS Phase 2b trial of MN-166 in progressive multiple sclerosis.