Patent ID: 7745403

Claim:
A method of treating a patient having chemotherapy induced diarrhea/mucositis (CID), said method comprising administering an effective amount of a glucagon-like peptide (GLP-2) analogue to said patient, wherein said GLP-2 analogue has the formula: R 1 -His-Gly-Glu-Gly-Ser-Phe-Ser-Ser-Glu-Leu-Ser-Thr-Ile-Leu-Asp-Ala-Leu-Ala-Ala-Arg-Asp-Phe-Ile-Ala-Trp-Leu-Ile-Ala-Thr-Lys-Ile-Thr-Asp-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-Lys-R 2 (SEQ ID NO:34) wherein: R 1 is hydrogen, C 1-4 alkyl, acetyl, formyl, benzoyl, or trifluoroacetyl; R 2 is NH 2 or OH; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.