Patent ID: 8034346

Claim:
A method for treating pain in an individual comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of an anti-nerve growth factor (NGF) antibody and an NSAID, whereby the anti-NGF antibody and the NSAID in conjunction provide effective pain relief, wherein the anti-NGF antibody comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising: (i) a CDR1 having the sequence 5′ GFSLIGYDLN 3′ (SEQ ID NO:3), (ii) a CDR2 having the sequence 5′ IIWGDGTTDYNSAVKS 3′ (SEQ ID NO:4), and (iii) a CDR3 having the sequence 5′ GGYWYATSYYFDY 3′ (SEQ ID NO:5), and wherein the anti-NGF antibody comprises a light chain variable region comprising: (i) a CDR1 having the sequence 5′ RASQSISNNLN 3′ (SEQ ID NO:6), (ii) a CDR2 having the sequence 5′ YTSRFHS 3′ (SEQ ID NO:7), and (iii) a CDR3 having the sequence 5′ QQEHTLPYT 3′ (SEQ ID NO:8).