Patents by Inventor John Robert Pollard

John Robert Pollard 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: 20230106592
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of treating a proliferative disorder (e.g., cancer) in a patient by administering a DNA damaging agent and between about 12 and about 48 hours later administering to the subject a compound that inhibits ATR protein kinase. Methods of treating a proliferative disorder (e.g., cancer) in a patient by administering a compound that inhibits ATR protein kinase are also described. Exemplary ATR inhibitors are represented by Formulae A-I and A-II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: John Robert POLLARD, Peter LITTLEWOOD, Philip Michael REAPER, Mohammed ASMAL, Scott Zachary FIELDS
  • Patent number: 11464774
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of treating a proliferative disorder (e.g., cancer) in a patient by administering a DNA damaging agent and between about 12 and about 48 hours later administering to the subject a compound that inhibits ATR protein kinase. Methods of treating a proliferative disorder (e.g., cancer) in a patient by administering a compound that inhibits ATR protein kinase are also described. Exemplary ATR inhibitors are represented by Formulae A-I and A-II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter Littlewood, Philip Michael Reaper, Mohammed Asmal, Scott Zachary Fields
  • Publication number: 20220233521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase and combination therapies thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: John Robert POLLARD, Philip Michael Reaper, Mohammed Asmal
  • Patent number: 11110086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase and combination therapies thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Philip Michael Reaper, Mohammed Asmal
  • Publication number: 20210196751
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of identifying a cancer having sensitivity to an ATR inhibitor compound, and treating subjects with such identified cancers with the ATR inhibitor, particularly in combination with a DNA damaging agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Marina S. PENNEY, John Robert POLLARD, Darin TAKEMOTO, David GEHO, James SULLIVAN, Philip Michael REAPER
  • Patent number: 11035866
    Abstract: The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter B. Crino
  • Publication number: 20200390761
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for treating pancreatic cancer. More specifically, this invention relates to treating pancreatic cancer with certain ATR inhibitors in combination with gemcitabine and/or radiation therapy. This invention also relates to methods and compositions for treating non-small cell lung cancer. More specifically, this invention relates to treating non-small cell lung cancer with an ATR inhibitor in combination with cisplatin or carboplatin, etoposide, and ionizing radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: John Robert POLLARD, Philip Michael REAPER
  • Patent number: 10813929
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for treating pancreatic cancer. More specifically, this invention relates to treating pancreatic cancer with certain ATR inhibitors in combination with gemcitabine and/or radiation therapy. This invention also relates to methods and compositions for treating non-small cell lung cancer. More specifically, this invention relates to treating non-small cell lung cancer with an ATR inhibitor in combination with cisplatin or carboplatin, etoposide, and ionizing radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Philip Michael Reaper
  • Publication number: 20200222392
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase and combination therapies thereof The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Philip Michael Reaper, Mohammed Asmal
  • Patent number: 10478430
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase and combination therapies thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Philip Michael Reaper, Mohammed Asmal
  • Publication number: 20180303829
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of treating a proliferative disorder (e.g., cancer) in a patient by administering a DNA damaging agent and between about 12 and about 48 hours later administering to the subject a compound that inhibits ATR protein kinase. Methods of treating a proliferative disorder (e.g., cancer) in a patient by administering a compound that inhibits ATR protein kinase are also described. Exemplary ATR inhibitors are represented by Formulae A-I and A-II or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: John Robert POLLARD, Peter LITTLEWOOD, Philip Michael REAPER, Mohammed ASMAL, Scott Zachary FIELDS
  • Publication number: 20180259540
    Abstract: The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter B. Crino
  • Patent number: 9983219
    Abstract: The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter B. Crino
  • Publication number: 20170343565
    Abstract: The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter B. Crino
  • Patent number: 9772335
    Abstract: The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter B. Crino
  • Publication number: 20160195549
    Abstract: The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter B. Crino
  • Publication number: 20160139153
    Abstract: The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter B. Crino
  • Publication number: 20160030424
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase and combination therapies thereof. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Philip Michael Reaper, Mohammed Asmal
  • Publication number: 20140356456
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for treating pancreatic cancer. More specifically, this invention relates to treating pancreatic cancer with certain ATR inhibitors in combination with gemcitabine and/or radiation therapy. This invention also relates to methods and compositions for treating non-small cell lung cancer. More specifically, this invention relates to treating non-small cell lung cancer with an ATR inhibitor in combination with cisplatin or carboplatin, etoposide, and ionizing radiation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Philip Michael Reaper
  • Publication number: 20130331329
    Abstract: The application relates to markers for seizures and epilepsy. Polypeptide expression panels or arrays are provided, comprising one or more probes capable of binding specific polypeptides in blood plasma or blood serum of a mammalian subject. Also provided are methods for detecting seizure, methods for predicting seizure, use of sICAM-5 in the treatment of seizure, methods for assessing the effectiveness of a treatment of seizure, and diagnostic kits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
    Inventors: John Robert Pollard, Peter B. Crino