US 6,982,080 B2
Hydroxyethyl starch—containing polypeptide compositions
Nicholas W. Warne, Andover, Mass. (US); Rebecca L. Koval, Billerica, Mass. (US); John Carpenter, Littleton, Colo. (US); Theodore W. Randolph, Longmont, Colo. (US); and Suchart Chongpraset, Bangkok (Thailand)
Assigned to Wyeth, Madison, N.J. (US); and The Regents of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. (US)
Filed on Mar. 17, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/390,053.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/365044, filed on Mar. 15, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0029776 A1, Feb. 12, 2004
Int. Cl. A61K 38/02 (2006.01); A61K 38/20 (2006.01); A61K 47/26 (2006.01); A61K 47/36 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 424—85.2 28 Claims
 
1. A composition comprising an IL-11 polypeptide, a disaccharide, and hydroxyethyl starch, wherein said IL-11 polypeptide is stable for at least 9 months when said composition is stored at 60° C.