Patents by Inventor Dendreon Corporation

Dendreon Corporation has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20130203163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of novel T cell epitopes of the human prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) protein that is promiscuous for at least 15 different HLA-DR alleles. The invention also relates to compositions that contain one of the novel epitopes or a fusion peptide of such an epitope and a heterologous polypeptide. Further disclosed herein is the use of the epitopes or their fusion peptides, and compositions containing the epitopes or their fusion peptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventor: Dendreon Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130190296
    Abstract: Provided are small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators, including Trp-p8 agonists and Tip-p8 antagonists, and compositions comprising small-molecule Trp-p8 agonists as well as methods for identifying and characterizing novel small-molecule Trp-p8 modulators and methods for decreasing viability and/or inhibiting growth of Trp-p8 expressing cells, methods for activating Trp-p8-mediated cation influx, methods for stimulating apoptosis and/or necrosis, and related methods for the treatment of diseases, including cancers such as lung, breast, colon, and/or prostate cancers as well as other diseases, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, that are associated with Trp-p8 expression.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Dendreon Corporation
    Inventor: Dendreon Corporation