The present invention relates to the field of biotechnology, and in particular relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein kinase inhibitor and a chemotherapeutic drug and use thereof. It is found that in the treatment of platinum-refractory/drug-resistant relapsed advanced ovarian cancer, the remission rates of etoposide or paclitaxel in combination with chiauranib is respectively 40% and 50%, while the remission rate of etoposide alone is about 27%, and the remission rate of paclitaxel alone is about 21%, indicating that the combination of chiauranib and etoposide or paclitaxel in the treatment of platinum-refractory/drug-resistant relapsed advanced ovarian cancer has achieved unexpected synergistic effects.

The present invention relates to the field of biotechnology, and in particular relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein kinase inhibitor and a chemotherapeutic drug and use thereof. It is found that in the treatment of platinum-refractory/drug-resistant relapsed advanced ovarian cancer, the remission rates of etoposide or paclitaxel in combination with chiauranib is respectively 40% and 50%, while the remission rate of etoposide alone is about 27%, and the remission rate of paclitaxel alone is about 21%, indicating that the combination of chiauranib and etoposide or paclitaxel in the treatment of platinum-refractory/drug-resistant relapsed advanced ovarian cancer has achieved unexpected synergistic effects.

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating premature ovarian failure (POF) in a subject in need thereof, wherein the subject is a female cancer patient being administered at least one chemotherapeutic drug, the method comprising administering to the subject at least one c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the JNK inhibitor is SP600125. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a JNK inhibitor.

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method of treating, preventing, and/or ameliorating premature ovarian failure (POF) in a subject in need thereof, wherein the subject is a female cancer patient being administered at least one chemotherapeutic drug, the method comprising administering to the subject at least one c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the JNK inhibitor is SP600125. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a JNK inhibitor.

The present invention relates to monolithic intravaginal rings comprising progesterone, methods of making, and uses thereof. The intravaginal rings comprise progesterone, a polysiloxane elastomer, and a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrocarbon or glycerol esters of a fatty acid.

The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising second-generation molecules that are superior than TOCILIZUMAB, by altering the amino acid sequences of the variable and constant regions of TOCILIZUMAB, which is a humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody, to enhance the antigen-neutralizing ability and increase the pharmacokinetics, so that the therapeutic effect is exerted with a less frequency of administration, and the immunogenicity, safety and physicochemical properties (stability and homogeneity) are improved. The present invention also provides methods for producing these pharmaceutical compositions.

The present inventors have successfully generated second-generation molecules that are superior to TOCILIZUMAB by appropriately combining amino acid sequence alterations in the CDR domains, variable regions, and constant regions.

The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula I for use in the treatment of medical disorders by the inhibition of human epididymal protein 4 (HE4).

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The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula I for use in the treatment of medical disorders by the inhibition of human epididymal protein 4 (HE4).

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Proteins that bind IL-1α and IL-1β are described along with their use in compositions and methods for treating, preventing, and diagnosing IL-1-related disorders and for detecting IL-1α and IL-1β in cells, tissues, samples, and compositions.

Compounds are provided having inter alia good duration of action, high potency and/or convenient dosing regimens including once weekly administration. The compounds are engineered polypeptides which incorporate an albumin binding domain in combination with one or more biologically active polypeptides. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment for diseases and disorders including lipodystrophy, dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, overweight, obesity, hypothalamic amenorrhea, Alzheimer's disease, leptin deficiency, fatty liver disease or diabetes (including type I and type II). Additional diseases and disorders which can be treated by the compounds and methods described herein include nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), metabolic syndrome X and Huntington's Disease.