Patents by Inventor Peter Choyke

Peter Choyke 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: 20240101685
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating a subject with cancer using a therapeutically effective amount of one or more one or more tumor-specific antibody-IR700 molecules. The methods can further include administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of (a) one or more CTLA4 antibody-IR700 molecules, one or more PD-L1 antibody-IR700 molecules, or combinations thereof, (b) one or more reducing agents, (c) one or more immunoactivators, or combinations of a, b, and c, for example, either simultaneously or substantially simultaneously with the tumor-specific antibody-IR700 molecules, or sequentially (for example, within about 0 to 24 hours). The method also includes irradiating the subject or cancer cells in the subject (for example, a tumor or cancer cells in the blood) at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J/cm2. The use of one or more reducing agents can reduce edema resulting from treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Patent number: 11781955
    Abstract: This disclosure provides IR700-molecule conjugates and methods of their use to remove (e.g., separate or isolate) a target from a sample in vivo or from a subject in vitro. It is shown herein that exposure of IR700 to near infrared (NIR) light removes a portion of IR700, changing it from a hydrophilic molecule, to one that is hydrophobic, resulting in aggregation of IR700 and anything bound to it. For example, the disclosed IR700-molecule conjugates and methods provide photo-controlled ways to control the pharmacokinetics of a drug in vivo, and can be used to remove undesired agents from environmental or food samples or to isolate target molecules in a laboratory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke, Martin John Schnermann
  • Publication number: 20230050584
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein, such as a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2. The cell is also contacted with one or more therapeutic agents (such as an anti-cancer agent), for example about 0 to 8 hours after irradiating the cell, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are methods of imaging cell killing in real time, using fluorescence lifetime imaging. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: The USA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Publication number: 20220288210
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells in vitro or in vivo. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein. In particular examples the antibody recognizes a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Patent number: 11364297
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein, such as a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2. The cell is also contacted with one or more therapeutic agents (such as an anti-cancer agent), for example about 0 to 8 hours after irradiating the cell, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are methods of imaging cell killing in real time, using fluorescence lifetime imaging. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Patent number: 11364298
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells in vitro or in vivo. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein. In particular examples the antibody recognizes a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Patent number: 11200667
    Abstract: Disclosed prostate computer aided diagnosis (CAD) systems employ a Random Forest classifier to detect prostate cancer. System classify individual pixels inside the prostate as potential sites of cancer using a combination of spatial, intensity and texture features extracted from three sequences. The Random Forest training considers instance-level weighting for equal treatment of small and large cancerous lesions and small and large prostate backgrounds. Two other approaches are based on an AutoContext pipeline intended to make better use of sequence-specific patterns. Also disclosed are methods and systems for accurate automatic segmentation of the prostate in MRI. Methods can include both patch-based and holistic (image-to-image) deep learning methods for segmentation of the prostate. A patch-based convolutional network aims to refine the prostate contour given an initialization. A method for end- to-end prostate segmentation integrates holistically nested edge detection with fully convolutional networks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Nathan S. Lay, Yohannes Tsehay, Ronald M. Summers, Baris Turkbey, Matthew Greer, Ruida Cheng, Holger Roth, Matthew J. McAuliffe, Sonia Gaur, Francesca Mertan, Peter Choyke
  • Patent number: 11013803
    Abstract: It is shown that CD25-targeted near-infrared photo-immunotherapy causes a unique, rapid and spatially selective depletion of Tregs leading to regression of the treated tumor and inducing systemic immunologic responses in untreated tumors. Based on these observations, provided are compositions and methods of killing immune suppressor cells, for example to treat cancer. Reducing the number of suppressor cells in a subject can remove suppression of effector T cells, for example, to treat cancer using the subject's own immune system. In particular examples, the method includes contacting suppressor cells having a suppressor cell surface protein with an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the suppressor cell surface protein, and in some examples the antibody does not have a functional Fc region. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm, for example at a dose of at least 4 J cm?2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke, Kazuhide Sato, Noriko Sato
  • Publication number: 20210079112
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating a subject with cancer with a combination of antibody-IR700 molecules and immunomodulators. In particular examples, the methods include administering to a subject with cancer a therapeutically effective amount of one or more antibody-IR700 molecules, where the antibody specifically binds to a cancer cell surface protein, such as a tumor-specific antigen. The methods also include administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more immunomodulators (such as an immune system activator or an inhibitor of immuno-suppressor cells), either simultaneously or substantially simultaneously with the antibody-IR700 molecules, or sequentially (for example, within about 0 to 24 hours). The subject or cancer cells in the subject (for example, a tumor or cancer cells in the blood) are then irradiated at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J/cm2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Ser
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Publication number: 20210010914
    Abstract: This disclosure provides IR700-molecule conjugates and methods of their use to remove (e.g., separate or isolate) a target from a sample in vivo or from a subject in vitro. It is shown herein that exposure of IR700 to near infrared (NIR) light removes a portion of IR700, changing it from a hydrophilic molecule, to one that is hydrophobic, resulting in aggregation of IR700 and anything bound to it. For example, the disclosed IR700-molecule conjugates and methods provide photo-controlled ways to control the pharmacokinetics of a drug in vivo, and can be used to remove undesired agents from environmental or food samples or to isolate target molecules in a laboratory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Servic
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke, Martin John Schnermann
  • Patent number: 10830678
    Abstract: This disclosure provides IR700-molecule conjugates and methods of their use to remove (e.g., separate or isolate) a target from a sample in vivo or from a subject in vitro. It is shown herein that exposure of IR700 to near infrared (NIR) light removes a portion of IR700, changing it from a hydrophilic molecule, to one that is hydrophobic, resulting in aggregation of IR700 and anything bound to it. For example, the disclosed IR700-molecule conjugates and methods provide photo-controlled ways to control the pharmacokinetics of a drug in vivo, and can be used to remove undesired agents from environmental or food samples or to isolate target molecules in a laboratory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke, Martin John Schnermann
  • Publication number: 20200095331
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells in vitro or in vivo. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein. In particular examples the antibody recognizes a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Publication number: 20200085950
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein, such as a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2. The cell is also contacted with one or more therapeutic agents (such as an anti-cancer agent), for example about 0 to 8 hours after irradiating the cell, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are methods of imaging cell killing in real time, using fluorescence lifetime imaging. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Servic
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Patent number: 10538590
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells in vitro or in vivo. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein. In particular examples the antibody recognizes a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Patent number: 10537641
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein, such as a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2. The cell is also contacted with one or more therapeutic agents (such as an anti-cancer agent), for example about 0 to 8 hours after irradiating the cell, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are methods of imaging cell killing in real time, using fluorescence lifetime imaging. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: The USA as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Publication number: 20190370965
    Abstract: Disclosed prostate computer aided diagnosis (CAD) systems employ a Random Forest classifier to detect prostate cancer. System classify individual pixels inside the prostate as potential sites of cancer using a combination of spatial, intensity and texture features extracted from three sequences. The Random Forest training considers instance-level weighting for equal treatment of small and large cancerous lesions and small and large prostate backgrounds. Two other approaches are based on an AutoContext pipeline intended to make better use of sequence-specific patterns. Also disclosed are methods and systems for accurate automatic segmentation of the prostate in MRI. Methods can include both patch-based and holistic (image-to-image) deep learning methods for segmentation of the prostate. A patch-based convolutional network aims to refine the prostate contour given an initialization. A method for end- to-end prostate segmentation integrates holistically nested edge detection with fully convolutional networks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Servic
    Inventors: Nathan S. Lay, Yohannes Tsehay, Ronald M. Summers, Baris Turkbey, Matthew Greer, Ruida Cheng, Holger Roth, Matthew J. McAuliffe, Sonia Gaur, Francesca Mertan, Peter Choyke
  • Publication number: 20180236076
    Abstract: It is shown that CD25-targeted near-infrared photo-immunotherapy causes a unique, rapid and spatially selective depletion of Tregs leading to regression of the treated tumor and inducing systemic immunologic responses in untreated tumors. Based on these observations, provided are compositions and methods of killing immune suppressor cells, for example to treat cancer. Reducing the number of suppressor cells in a subject can remove suppression of effector T cells, for example, to treat cancer using the subject's own immune system. In particular examples, the method includes contacting suppressor cells having a suppressor cell surface protein with an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the suppressor cell surface protein, and in some examples the antibody does not have a functional Fc region. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm, for example at a dose of at least 4 J cm?2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicants: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human, Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke, Kazuhide Sato, Noriko Sato
  • Publication number: 20170122853
    Abstract: This disclosure provides IR700-molecule conjugates and methods of their use to remove (e.g., separate or isolate) a target from a sample in vivo or from a subject in vitro. It is shown herein that exposure of IR700 to near infrared (NIR) light removes a portion of IR700, changing it from a hydrophilic molecule, to one that is hydrophobic, resulting in aggregation of IR700 and anything bound to it. For example, the disclosed IR700-molecule conjugates and methods provide photo-controlled ways to control the pharmacokinetics of a drug in vivo, and can be used to remove undesired agents from environmental or food samples or to isolate target molecules in a laboratory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke, Martin John Schnermann
  • Publication number: 20160256564
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein, such as a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2. The cell is also contacted with one or more therapeutic agents (such as an anti-cancer agent), for example about 0 to 8 hours after irradiating the cell, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are methods of imaging cell killing in real time, using fluorescence lifetime imaging. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke
  • Patent number: 9358306
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods of killing cells. In particular examples, the method includes contacting a cell having a cell surface protein with a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody-IR700 molecule, wherein the antibody specifically binds to the cell surface protein, such as a tumor-specific antigen on the surface of a tumor cell. The cell is subsequently irradiated, such as at a wavelength of 660 to 740 nm at a dose of at least 1 J cm?2. The cell is also contacted with one or more therapeutic agents (such as an anti-cancer agent), for example about 0 to 8 hours after irradiating the cell, thereby killing the cell. Also provided are methods of imaging cell killing in real time, using fluorescence lifetime imaging. Also provided are wearable devices that include an article of clothing, jewelry, or covering; and an NIR LED incorporated into the article, which can be used with the disclosed methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America, as rep. by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Hisataka Kobayashi, Peter Choyke, Marcelino Bernardo