ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,287, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA (Philadelphia).

"Compositions and methods for treating macrophage activation syndrome" was invented by Edward M. Behrens (West Chester, Pa.) and Chhanda Biswas (Wynnewood, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Compositions and methods for treating macrophage activation syndrome are provided."

The patent was filed on Nov. 9, 2020, under Application No. 17/771,172.

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