Patents Examined by Joanne Hama
  • Patent number: 11547741
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a CD24 protein for treating immune-related adverse events (irAEs) associated with cancer immunotherapy. Provided herein is a method of treating, mitigating, minimizing, or preventing immunerelated adverse events (irAEs) associated with a cancer immunotherapy by administering a CD24 protein to a subject in need thereof. The irAE may be diarrhea or another gastrointestinal disorder, pure red cell aplasia, microcytic anemia, lupus, autoimmune nephritism, autoimmune hepatitis, pneumonitis, myocarditis, pericarditis, endocrinopathy, Addison's disease, hypogonadism, Sjogren's syndrome, or type I diabetes. The CCD24 protein may comprise a mature human CD24 or a variant thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignees: OncoImmune, Inc., Children's National Medical Center
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Pan Zheng, Martin Devenport, Mingyue Liu
  • Patent number: 11542337
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, the disclosure provides an IgG4 antibody comprising a heavy chain and a light chain, wherein the heavy chain comprises: (a) a modified IgG4 CH1 region having a substitution of the lysine residue at position 196; or (b) a modified IgG4 hinge region having a substitution of the serine residue at position 217, the glycine residue at position 220, the proline residue at position 224 or the proline residue at position 225. Preferably, the IgG4 antibody further comprises a substitution of the serine residue at position 228 in the heavy chain hinge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Chen, Yueming Qian, Xuankuo Xu, Chao Huang, Zhijun Tan, Zhengjian Li
  • Patent number: 11534462
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof for use in the treatment of cancer by targeting a B cell malignancy, a chimeric antigen receptor comprising the same, and a use of the same. The antibody of the present invention is an antibody for specifically binding to CD19 that is highly expressed in cancer cells (particularly, blood cancer), has very low homology to a CDR sequence thereof compared to a CDR sequence of a conventional CD19 target antibody so that the sequence thereof is unique, and specifically binds to an epitope that is different from a FMC63 antibody fragment binding to CD19 of the conventional art. A cell expressing the chimeric antigen receptor comprising an anti-CD19 antibody or the antigen binding fragment of the present invention induces immune cell activity in response to a positive cell line expressing CD19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ABCLON INC.
    Inventors: Jong Seo Lee, Kyu Tae Kim, Bong Kook Ko, Ki Hyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11529391
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for the therapeutic use of hedgehog agents, for enhancing bone growth and regeneration in diabetic or pre-diabetic patients, including repair following injury, osseointegration of implants, and the like. In some embodiments of the invention, the compositions are administered locally, e.g. by injection or implantation at the site of an injury.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Michael T. Longaker, Irving L. Weissman, Ruth Tevlin, Charles K. F. Chan
  • Patent number: 11529425
    Abstract: Provided is an immunoconjugate useful in inhibiting tumor growth, and a composition and/or protein mixture comprising the immunoconjugate. Also provided are methods for the production of the immunoconjugate, as well as pharmaceutical uses of the immunoconjugate in inhibiting tumor growth, including but not limited to treatment of cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Dingfu Biotarget Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ting Xu, Kai Fu, Yan Luan, Xiaojuan Liu, Jianjian Peng
  • Patent number: 11524054
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating anemia using a long-acting EPO formulation, and more specifically, a method for treating patients with anemia by confirmation of safe, long-acting, and optimal effective dosage and usage in administering a fusion polypeptide which comprises an EPO and an immunoglobulin hybrid Fc to patients with anemia. The method of administering the fusion polypeptide employs an appropriate dosage and usage which not only shows an excellent long-acting property compared to the existing EPO products but also minimizes cardiovascular side effects that may occur due to a rapid increase in hemoglobin level, which is an effect of anemia treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignees: GENEXINE, INC., GREEN CROSS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sang-In Yang, Jung-Won Woo, Se Hwan Yang, Young Chul Sung, Doo Hong Park, Min Woo Kim
  • Patent number: 11517632
    Abstract: Provided are an anti-Her2 nanobody and a coding sequence and the use thereof. In particular, provided is a nanobody combating human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her2/ERBB2). Disclosed are the nanobody and the a gene sequence encoding the nanobody, a corresponding expression vector and a host cell capable of expressing the nanobody, and a method for producing the nanobody of the present invention and the related use thereof. The present invention may also provide an immunoconjugate of the nanobody and the use thereof, especially the use in the diagnosis and treatment of Her2 positive tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: NANOMAB TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hong Hoi Ting, Chung Lim Wong, Wenhua Huang
  • Patent number: 11512131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a novel antibody and an antibody fragment that specifically bind to PD-L1 and a composition comprising the antibody or the antibody fragment. In addition, the invention relates to a nucleic acid encoding the antibody or the antibody fragment thereof, a host cell comprising the nucleic acid, and a related use. Furthermore, the invention relates to a therapeutic and diagnostic use of these antibodies and antibody fragments. Particularly, the invention relates to a combined treatment of these antibodies and antibody fragments with other therapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Innovent Biologies (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaoniu Miao, Huajing Hu, Junjian Liu, Bingliang Chen, Li Li
  • Patent number: 11510967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical insulin compositions comprising insulin, a preservative, and at least one selected from the group consisting of aspirin, acetaminophen, dexamethasone, heparin, meloxicam, bromfenac sodium, salicylic acid; and the use of the compositions to treat diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: John Michael Beals, Eric Dwayne Hawkins, Anthony Shane Ransdell, Shantanu Virendra Sule, Monica Rixman Swinney
  • Patent number: 11505610
    Abstract: Provided are antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human neuropilin-2 (NRP2) polypeptides, including those that modulate binding interactions between human NRP2 and at least one NRP2 ligand, for example, human histidyl-tRNA synthetase (HRS), and which thereby modulate subsequent NRP2-mediated downstream signaling events, including related therapeutic compositions and methods for modulating NRP2 activity and treating diseases such as NRP2-associated diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: aTyr Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke Burman, Yee Ting (Esther) Chong, Yanyan Geng, Leslie Nangle Greene, Kristina Hamel, David King, Ann Menefee, Kaitlyn Rauch, Zhiwen Xu, Liting Zhai
  • Patent number: 11497769
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides anti-CD19 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, isolated polynucleotides encoding the same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and the uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: WuXi Biologics Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Jing Li, Jieying Liu
  • Patent number: 11447545
    Abstract: This invention relates to agents that bind human Siglecs having inhibitory activity in immune cells, and that neutralize the inhibitory activity of such Siglec. Such agents can be used for the treatment of cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: INNATE PHARMA
    Inventors: Stéphanie Cornen, Benjamin Rossi, Nicolai Wagtmann
  • Patent number: 11433098
    Abstract: The invention relates to immunotherapeutic treatment of cancer. In particular, the invention relates to methods of treating cancer carrying a histone H3K27M (H3K27M) mutation (e.g., diffuse midline glioma with H3K27M mutation) using immunotherapeutic compositions comprising immune cells engineered to express GD2-specific chimeric antigen receptors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Michelle Monje-Deisseroth, Robbie Majzner, Crystal Mackall, Christopher Mount
  • Patent number: 11434297
    Abstract: Provided herein are VHH-containing polypeptides that bind CD123. Uses of the VHH-containing polypeptides are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Inhibrx, Inc.
    Inventors: Chelsie Macedo, Kyle Jones, William Crago, Andrew Hollands, Milton Ma, John C. Timmer, Brendan P. Eckelman
  • Patent number: 11426467
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel dosage regimes for the treatment of pathological conditions, such as cancer, with Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs). In particular, the present disclosure relates to novel dosage regimes for the administration of ADCs which bind to CD25 (CD25-ADCS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: ADC THERAPEUTICS SA, MEDIMMUNE LIMITED
    Inventors: Jay Marshall Feingold, Jens Wuerthner
  • Patent number: 11427624
    Abstract: The present invention relates to T cell receptors (TCRs) that bind the HLA-A*02 restricted peptide SLLQHLIGL (SEQ ID NO: 1) derived from the germline cancer antigen PRAME. Said TCRs may comprise non-natural mutations within the alpha and/or beta variable domains relative to a native PRAME TCR. The TCRs of the invention are particularly suitable for use as novel immunotherapeutic reagents for the treatment of malignant disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Immunocore Limited
    Inventors: Philip William Addis, Nicole Joy Bedke, Lucie Bouard, Stephen Harper, Nathaniel Liddy, Tara Mahon, Ronan Pádraic O'Dwyer
  • Patent number: 11427635
    Abstract: A CD47 single-domain antibody and use thereof, and in particularly, a blocking type single-domain antibody for integrin-related protein (CD47) and derivative proteins thereof. In particular, disclosed are an integrin-related protein (CD47) binding molecule and use thereof, particularly in the treatment and/or prevention, or diagnosis of CD47-associated diseases, such as tumors. The CD47 single-domain antibody involved can effectively block the interaction between CD47 and a ligand SIRPa thereof, has good binding activity, blocking activity, affinity and stability, can effectively enhance the phagocytosis of tumor cells by macrophages, and shows significant anti-tumor activity in both a human lymphoma model and a human ovarian cancer model. In addition, the antibody does not cause hemoagglutination in vitro, and shows excellent safety in cynomolgus monkeys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SHANGHAI NOVAMAB BIOPHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yakun Wan, Xiaoning Shen, Min Zhu
  • Patent number: 11419944
    Abstract: The present invention relates to linker-drug compounds (LDs) and antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) comprising a non-linear self-immolative linker, which is cleavable or transformable under appropriate conditions and which reduces the hydrophobicity of the antibody-drug conjugate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Byondis B.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Christiaan Elgersma, Tijl Huijbregts, Rudy Gerardus Elisabeth Coumans
  • Patent number: 11407833
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-VISTA antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid coding for the same, a vector carrying the nucleic acid, a cell transformed with the vector, a method for preparing the antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, a composition for prevention or treatment of autoimmune disease, comprising the same antibody, and a composition for concurrent administration in combination with a PD-1 antibody or PD-L1 antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: PHARMABCINE INC.
    Inventors: Youngae Lee, Sang Soon Byun, Jung Min Ha, Sungho Ahn, Keunhee Oh, Weon Sup Lee, MiJu Park, Eun Hee Lee, Do-yun Kim, Jin-San Yoo
  • Patent number: 11370844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a CD5L-binding agent or a pharmaceutical composition thereof for use in the treatment of cancer by inhibiting macrophage M2 activation or promoting lymphocyte activation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT D'INVESTIGACIÓ EN CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL
    Inventors: Maria Rosa Sarrias Fornés, Lucía Sanjurjo Bouza, Gemma Aran Canals