Patents by Inventor John Lewicki
John Lewicki 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).
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Publication number: 20130323265Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating cancer. More particularly, the invention provides methods for treating cancer comprising administrating doses of a DLL4 antagonist.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2011Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Robert Joseph Stagg, Steven Eugene Benner, John Lewicki, Timothy Charles Hoey
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Publication number: 20130296536Abstract: The present invention relates to Notch-binding agents and Notch antagonists and methods of using the agents and/or antagonists for treating diseases such as cancer. The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of one or more human Notch receptor, such as Notch2 and/or Notch3, and inhibit tumor growth. The present invention further provides methods of treating cancer, the methods comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human Notch receptor protein and inhibits tumor growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: November 7, 2013Inventors: Austin L. GURNEY, Timothy Charles Hoey, Edward Thein Htun van der Horst, Aaron Ken Sato, Yuan Ching Liu, Maureen Fitch Bruhns, John A. Lewicki
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Publication number: 20130273044Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides a soluble FZD receptor comprising an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor that inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention still further provides a soluble receptor comprising a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor that binds a ligand of a human FZD receptor and said soluble receptor is capable of inhibiting tumor growth. The present invention still further provides a method of treating cancer comprising administering a soluble FZD receptor comprising for example, either an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor or a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor, in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Inventors: Austin GURNEY, John Lewicki, Sanjeev Satyal, Timothy Hoey
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Publication number: 20130260455Abstract: The present invention relates to Notch-binding agents and Notch antagonists and methods of using the agents and/or antagonists for treating diseases such as cancer. The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of one or more human Notch receptor, such as Notch2 and/or Notch3, and inhibit tumor growth. The present invention further provides methods of treating cancer, the methods comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human Notch receptor protein and inhibits tumor growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Austin L. GURNEY, Timothy Charles Hoey, Edward Thein Htun van der Horst, Aaron Ken Sato, Yuan Ching Liu, Maureen Fitch Bruhns, John A. Lewicki
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Publication number: 20130251705Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: September 26, 2013Applicant: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: John A. LEWICKI, Austin Gurney, Timothy Hoey, Wan-ching Yen, Sanjeev Satyal
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Patent number: 8425903Abstract: The present invention relates to Notch-binding agents and Notch antagonists and methods of using the agents and/or antagonists for treating diseases such as cancer. The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of one or more human Notch receptor, such as Notch2 and/or Notch3, and inhibit tumor growth. The present invention further provides methods of treating cancer, the methods comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human Notch receptor protein and inhibits tumor growth.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 23, 2013Assignee: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Austin L. Gurney, Timothy Charles Hoey, Edward Thein Htun van der Horst, Aaron Ken Sato, Yuan Ching Liu, Maureen Fitch Bruhns, John A. Lewicki
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Patent number: 8404237Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2012Date of Patent: March 26, 2013Assignee: OncoMed Pharamaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: John A. Lewicki, Austin Gurney, Timothy Hoey, Wan-ching Yen, Sanjeev Satyal
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Publication number: 20130030155Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: January 31, 2013Applicant: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: John A. LEWICKI, Austin Gurney, Timothy Hoey, Wan-ching Yen, Sanjeev Satyal
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Patent number: 8324361Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides a soluble FZD receptor comprising an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor that inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention still further provides a soluble receptor comprising a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor that binds a ligand of a human FZD receptor and said soluble receptor is capable of inhibiting tumor growth. The present invention still further provides a method of treating cancer comprising administering a soluble FZD receptor comprising for example, either an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor or a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor, in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Austin Gurney, John Lewicki, Sanjeev Satyal, Timothy Hoey
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Publication number: 20120288496Abstract: The present invention relates to Notch-binding agents and Notch antagonists and methods of using the agents and/or antagonists for treating diseases such as cancer. The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of one or more human Notch receptor, such as Notch2 and/or Notch3, and inhibit tumor growth. The present invention further provides methods of treating cancer, the methods comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human Notch receptor protein and inhibits tumor growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Austin L. GURNEY, Timothy Charles Hoey, Edward Thein Htun van der Horst, Aaron Ken Sato, Yuan Ching Liu, Maureen Fitch Bruhns, John A. Lewicki
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Patent number: 8226943Abstract: The present invention relates to Notch-binding agents and Notch antagonists and methods of using the agents and/or antagonists for treating diseases such as cancer. The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of one or more human Notch receptor, such as Notch2 and/or Notch3, and inhibit tumor growth. The present invention further provides methods of treating cancer, the methods comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human Notch receptor protein and inhibits tumor growth.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2009Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Austin L. Gurney, Timothy Charles Hoey, Edward Thein Htun van der Horst, Aaron Ken Sato, Yuan Ching Liu, Maureen Fitch Bruhns, John A. Lewicki
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Patent number: 8206713Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells.Type: GrantFiled: January 20, 2011Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Oncomed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: John A. Lewicki, Austin Gurney, Timothy Hoey, Wan-ching Yen, Sanjeev Satyal
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Publication number: 20110195065Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2011Publication date: August 11, 2011Inventors: John A. LEWICKI, Austin GURNEY, Timothy HOEY, Wan-Ching YEN, Sanjeev SATYAL
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Publication number: 20110183866Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating, characterizing, and diagnosing cancer. In particular, the present invention provides gene expression profiles and signatures associated with solid tumor stem cells, as well as novel stem cell cancer markers useful for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of solid tumor stem cells. More particularly, the present invention identifies two profiles of cancer stem cells useful for the diagnosis, characterization, and treatment of cancer and cancer metastases. The invention also provides a variety of reagents such as stem cell gene signatures for use in the diagnosis and management of cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2011Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicants: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ONCOMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Michael F. Clarke, Xinhao Wang, John A. Lewicki, Austin L. Gurney
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Patent number: 7939263Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating, characterizing, and diagnosing cancer. In particular, the present invention provides gene expression profiles and signatures associated with solid tumor stem cells, as well as novel stem cell cancer markers useful for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of solid tumor stem cells. More particularly, the present invention identifies two profiles of cancer stem cells useful for the diagnosis, characterization, and treatment of cancer and cancer metastases. The invention also provides a variety of reagents such as stem cell gene signatures for use in the diagnosis and management of cancer.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignees: The Regents of the University of Michigan, OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Michael F. Clarke, Xinhao Wang, John A. Lewicki, Austin L. Gurney
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Patent number: 7919092Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor and inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention further provides a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that specifically binds to a non-ligand binding region of the extracellular domain of a human NOTCH receptor protein and inhibits growth of tumor cells.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2007Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: John A. Lewicki, Austin Gurney, Timothy Hoey, Wan-Ching Yen, Sanjeev Satyal
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Publication number: 20100317098Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides a soluble FZD receptor comprising an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor that inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention still further provides a soluble receptor comprising a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor that binds a ligand of a human FZD receptor and said soluble receptor is capable of inhibiting tumor growth. The present invention still further provides a method of treating cancer comprising administering a soluble FZD receptor comprising for example, either an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor or a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor, in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: December 16, 2010Inventors: Austin Gurney, John Lewicki, Sanjeev Satyal, Timothy Hoey
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Patent number: 7833791Abstract: The present invention relates to Lactobacillus species recombinantly altered to express a biologically active protein. The invention also related to methods of providing the bacteria to the vagina.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Osel, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Hwa Chang, David A. Simpson, Theresa Li-Yun Chang, Qiang Xu, John A. Lewicki
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Patent number: 7754467Abstract: Methods and compositions for targeting heterologous polypeptides to bacterial cell walls are provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2004Date of Patent: July 13, 2010Assignee: Osel, Inc.Inventors: Chia-Hwa Chang, Xiaowen Liu, John A. Lewicki, Qiang Xu
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Patent number: 7723477Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for characterizing, diagnosing, and treating cancer. In particular the invention provides the means and methods for the diagnosis, characterization, prognosis and treatment of cancer and specifically targeting cancer stem cells. The present invention provides a soluble FZD receptor comprising an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor that inhibits growth of tumor cells. The present invention still further provides a soluble receptor comprising a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor that binds a ligand of a human FZD receptor and said soluble receptor is capable of inhibiting tumor growth. The present invention still further provides a method of treating cancer comprising administering a soluble FZD receptor comprising for example, either an extracellular domain of a human FZD receptor or a Fri domain of a human FZD receptor, in an amount effective to inhibit tumor growth.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2006Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Austin Gurney, John Lewicki, Sanjeev Satyal, Timothy Hoey