Patent ID: 7906117

Claim:
A method of treating or slowing the development of cachexia, weakness, fatigue, and/or fever in a patient diagnosed with an IL-6 associated disorder, comprising administering to the patient an anti-IL-6 antibody or an IL-6 binding antibody fragment, wherein the variable light chain of said antibody or IL-6 binding antibody fragment comprises the CDR 1 sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, the CDR 2 sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5, and the CDR 3 sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6, and the variable heavy chain of said antibody comprises the CDR 1 sequence of SEQ ID NO: 7, the CDR 2 sequence of SEQ ID NO: 8 or SEQ ID NO:120, and the CDR 3 sequence of SEQ ID NO: 9, and whereby the patient's cachexia, weakness, fatigue, and/or fever is improved, and monitoring the patient to assess cachexia, weakness, fatigue, and/or fever.