Patents by Inventor Hans-Jürgen Wester

Hans-Jürgen Wester 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).

  • Patent number: 11944691
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to imaging and endoradiotherapy of diseases involving chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). Provided are compounds which bind or inhibit hCXCR4 and mCXCR4 and furthermore carry at least one moiety which is amenable to labeling. Provided are also medical uses of such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Theresa Osl, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Margret Schottelius, Tobias Kapp, Horst Kessler
  • Publication number: 20240066155
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula (1) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein M3+ is as defined herein, and their use as cancer diagnostic or imaging agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen WESTER, Alexander Josef WURZER, Matthias Johannes EIBER
  • Publication number: 20230277698
    Abstract: Provided is a ligand compound, comprising (a) a targeting group, (b) one or more chelating groups, optionally containing a chelated radioactive or non-radioactive cation, and (c) a group carrying an Si—OH functional moiety. The ligand compound is suitable for use in therapeutic or diagnostic methods, especially in radiotherapy or radiodiagnosis of cancer, such as prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Wurzer, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Sebastian Fischer, Jan-Philip Kunert
  • Patent number: 11639373
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to imaging and endoradiotherapy of diseases involving chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). Provided are compounds which bind or inhibit CXCR4 and furthermore carry at least one moiety which is amenable to labeling. Provided are also medical uses of such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Theresa Osl, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Margret Schottelius
  • Publication number: 20230122957
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which bind and/or inhibit prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) comprising at least one group electron dense substituent (EDS), and at least one moiety which is amenable to radiolabeling; and therapeutic and diagnostic uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Wester, Alexander Schmidt, Mara Parzinger
  • Publication number: 20220370649
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand-SIF A-chelator conjugate, comprising, within in a single molecule three separate moieties: (a) one or more ligands which are capable of binding to a disease-relevant target molecule, (b) a silicon-fluoride acceptor (SIFA) moiety which comprises a covalent bond between a silicon atom and a fluorine atom, and (c) one or more chelating groups, optionally containing a chelated nonradioactive or radioactive cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Josef Wurzer, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Matthias Johannes Eiber
  • Patent number: 11413360
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand-SIFA-chelator conjugate, comprising, within in a single molecule three separate moieties: (a) one or more ligands which are capable of binding to a disease-relevant target molecule, (b) a silicon-fluoride acceptor (SIFA) moiety which comprises a covalent bond between a silicon atom and a fluorine atom, and (c) one or more chelating groups, optionally containing a chelated nonradioactive or radioactive cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignees: Technische Universität München, Technische Universität München—Klinikum Rechts der Isar
    Inventors: Alexander Josef Wurzer, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Matthias Johannes Eiber
  • Publication number: 20220118120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand-SIFA-chelator conjugate, comprising, within a single molecule three separate moieties: (a) one or more ligands which are capable of binding to PSMA, (b) a silicon-fluoride acceptor (SIFA) moiety which comprises a covalent bond between a silicon atom and a fluorine atom, and (c) one or more chelating groups, containing a chelated nonradioactive cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Josef Wurzer, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Matthias Johannes Eiber
  • Publication number: 20220096669
    Abstract: A ligand-SiFA conjugate compound represented by formula (1) wherein: RL is a ligand moiety which is capable of binding to prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA); RSiFA is a silicon-fluoride acceptor (SiFA) moiety which can be labeled with 18F or which is labeled with 18F; L is a linking moiety; RH is a hydrophilic moiety which comprises (i) a linear or branched sequence of 2 to 10 hydrophilic amino acid units AH, each of which is independently derived from a natural or non-natural amino acid carrying a hydrophilic side chain, and optionally one amino acid unit AN derived from a natural or non-natural amino acid which is devoid of a hydrophilic side chain, wherein the hydrophilic amino acid units and, if present, the unit AN, are bound to each other via a direct covalent bond or via a coupling unit; and which optionally further comprises (ii) one or more hydrophilic residues RT, each of which may be bound to an amino group, a carboxylic acid group, or to a hydrophilic side chain of an amino acid unit; or a
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Daniel DI CARLO, Hans-Jürgen WESTER
  • Publication number: 20220096668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound according to formula (V): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally containing a chelated radioactive cation and wherein F is optionally 18F.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Josef Wurzer, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Matthias Johannes Eiber
  • Publication number: 20220041674
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to imaging and endoradiotherapy of diseases involving chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). Provided are compounds which bind or inhibit CXCR4 and furthermore carry at least one moiety which is amenable to labeling. Provided are also medical uses of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Theresa OSL, Hans-Jürgen WESTER, Margret SCHOTTELIUS
  • Publication number: 20220040339
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to imaging and endoradiotherapy of diseases involving chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4). Provided are compounds which bind or inhibit hCXCR4 and mCXCR4 and furthermore carry at least one moiety which is amenable to labeling. Provided are also medical uses of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Theresa OSL, Hans-Jürgen WESTER, Margret SCHOTTELIUS, Tobias KAPP, Horst KESSLER
  • Patent number: 10919938
    Abstract: The present invention, among others, relates to a compound having a structure according to formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Xaa1 are the iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted amino acids D- and L-Tyr, iodo-substituted or methyl- substituted D- and L-homotyrosine, iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- and L-Phe, iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- and L-p-OH-phenylglycine, and iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- or L-Trp, Xaa2 to Xaa4 are independently of each other, an optionally N-alkylated natural or unnatural amino acid, R is H or methyl, L is a linker moiety, Ar is a spacer comprising an aromatic moiety, and D comprises, preferably is i) a combination of an organic complexation agent and a radioactive or a detectable label; or ii) a radioactive or a detectable label, an organic complexation agent or an active substance, said active substance particularly being selected from cytotoxic agents, lipids, sugars, sugar conjugates, sugar derivatives, proteins an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Wester, Margret Schottelius, Theresa Osl, Andreas Poschenrieder, Marina Willibald
  • Publication number: 20200297876
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which bind and/or inhibit prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) comprising at least one group electron dense substituent (EDS), and at least one moiety which is amenable to radiolabeling; and therapeutic and diagnostic uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Wester, Alexander Schmidt, Mara Parzinger
  • Publication number: 20200197545
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a ligand-SIFA-chelator conjugate, comprising, within in a single molecule three separate moieties: (a) one or more ligands which are capable of binding to a disease-relevant target molecule, (b) a silicon-fluoride acceptor (SIFA) moiety which comprises a covalent bond between a silicon atom and a fluorine atom, and (c) one or more chelating groups, optionally containing a chelated nonradioactive or radioactive cation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Alexander Josef Wurzer, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Matthias Johannes Eiber
  • Patent number: 10328163
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds binding to neuropathological aggregates of peptides or proteins, including aggregates such as neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), osynuclein aggregates and other amyloid aggregates. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the detection and/or diagnosis of disorders associated with such neuropathological aggregates. In further aspects, the invention provides diagnostic compositions comprising these compounds, and methods for the preparation of radiolabeled compound from non-radiolabeled precursors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen Wester, Behrooz H. Yousefi
  • Publication number: 20180037608
    Abstract: The present invention, among others, relates to a compound having a structure according to formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Xaa1 are the iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted amino acids D- and L-Tyr, iodo-substituted or methyl- substituted D- and L-homotyrosine, iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- and L-Phe, iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- and L-p-OH-phenylglycine, and iodo-substituted or methyl-substituted D- or L-Trp, Xaa2 to Xaa4 are independently of each other, an optionally N-alkylated natural or unnatural amino acid, R is H or methyl, L is a linker moiety, Ar is a spacer comprising an aromatic moiety, and D comprises, preferably is i) a combination of an organic complexation agent and a radioactive or a detectable label; or ii) a radioactive or a detectable label, an organic complexation agent or an active substance, said active substance particularly being selected from cytotoxic agents, lipids, sugars, sugar conjugates, sugar derivatives, proteins an
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicant: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen WESTER, Margret SCHOTTELIUS, Theresa OSL, Andreas POSCHENRIEDER, Marina WILLIBALD
  • Publication number: 20170157274
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds binding to neuropathological aggregates of peptides or proteins, including aggregates such as neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), osynuclein aggregates and other amyloid aggregates. The compounds of the present invention are useful for the detection and/or diagnosis of disorders associated with such neuropathological aggregates. In further aspects, the invention provides diagnostic compositions comprising these compounds, and methods for the preparation of radiolabeled compound from non-radiolabeled precursors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Hans-Jürgen WESTER, Behrooz H. YOUSEFI
  • Patent number: 9266924
    Abstract: The present invention, among others, relates to a compound having a structure according to formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein Xaa1 to Xaa4 are independently of each other, an optionally N-alkylated natural or unnatural amino acid, R is H or methyl, L is a linker moiety, Ar is a spacer comprising an aromatic moiety, and D comprises, preferably is i) a combination of an organic complexation agent and a detectable label; or ii) a detectable label, an organic complexation agent or an active substance, said active substance particularly being selected from cytotoxic agents, lipids, sugars, sugar conjugates, sugar derivatives, proteins and combinations thereof, with the proviso that -L-Ar-D does not comprise a 18F-benzoyl residue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Oliver Demmer, Horst Kessler, Hans-Jürgen Wester, Margret Schottelius, Ingrid Dijkgraaf, Andreas Konard Buck
  • Patent number: 9260483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of molecular imaging, i.e. nuclear and fluorescent imaging using metal ion radionuclides in combination with chelates highly functionalized with peptidic, nonpeptidic or protein ligands or additional signalling moieties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN
    Inventors: Johannes Notni, Hans-Jürgen Wester