Patents by Inventor Yumiko Wada

Yumiko Wada 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: 20210140945
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for modulating c-Rel-dependent cytokine production without materially altering the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B. The present invention is also directed to screening for modulators of c-Rel activity as determined by assaying for altered subcellular localization of c-Rel but where the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B is materially unaltered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Rongzhen Lu, James Barsoum, Yumiko Wada
  • Publication number: 20180217130
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for modulating c-Rel-dependent cytokine production without materially altering the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B. The present invention is also directed to screening for modulators of c-Rel activity as determined by assaying for altered subcellular localization of c-Rel but where the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B is materially unaltered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Rongzhen Lu, James Barsoum, Yumiko Wada
  • Patent number: 9910031
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for modulating c-Rel-dependent cytokine production without materially altering the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B. The present invention is also directed to screening for modulators of c-Rel activity as determined by assaying for altered subcellular localization of c-Rel but where the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B is materially unaltered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rongzhen Lu, James Barsoum, Yumiko Wada
  • Publication number: 20160003804
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for modulating c-Rel-dependent cytokine production without materially altering the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B. The present invention is also directed to screening for modulators of c-Rel activity as determined by assaying for altered subcellular localization of c-Rel but where the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B is materially unaltered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Rongzhen Lu, James Barsoum, Yumiko Wada
  • Publication number: 20140329892
    Abstract: Administration of a bis(thiohydrazide amide) compound is found to be surprisingly effective at treating subjects with cancer. Methods of treating a subject with cancer comprising continuously administering a bis(thiohydrazide amide) compound, or administering a bis(thiohydrazide amide) compound such that a constant concentration of the compound is achieved in the subject, are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
    Inventors: Jim Sang, Yumiko Wada
  • Patent number: 8815945
    Abstract: Improved cancer treatments with bis[thiohydrazide amide] compounds such as elesclomol, in particular for identifying patient populations that would benefit from such treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventors: Masazumi Nagai, Ronald K. Blackman, Patricia E. Rao, Yumiko Wada, Keizo Koya
  • Publication number: 20130150440
    Abstract: Improved cancer treatments with bis[thiohydrazide amide] compounds such as elesclomol, in particular for identifying patient populations that would benefit from such treatments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.
    Inventors: Masazumi Nagai, Ronald K. Blackman, Patricia E. Rao, Yumiko Wada, Keizo Koya
  • Patent number: 8318730
    Abstract: This invention provides fused heterocyclic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of, inter alia, IL-12 related disease and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Lijun Sun, Yumiko Wada, Teresa Przewloka, Hao Li, Zachary Demko, Dinesh Chimmanamada
  • Publication number: 20120208203
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for modulating c-Rel-dependent cytokine production without materially altering the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B. The present invention is also directed to screening for modulators of c-Rel activity as determined by assaying for altered subcellular localization of c-Rel but where the level of expression of NF?B and/or the amount of I?B is materially unaltered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Rongzhen Lu, James Barsoum, Yumiko Wada
  • Patent number: 8173651
    Abstract: This invention features compounds of formula (I): pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of, inter alia, IL-12-related diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Lijun Sun, Yumiko Wada, Teresa Przewloka, Hao Li, Howard P. Ng, Zachary Demko
  • Publication number: 20110288081
    Abstract: This invention features pyrimidine compounds of formula (I): Rt is aryl, or heteroaryl; each of R2 and R4, independently, is halogen, nitro, cyano, isothionitro, SRc, or ORc; or R2 and R4, taken together, is carbonyl; R3 is Rc, alkenyl, alkynyl, ORc, OC(O)Rc, SO2Rc, S(O)Rc, S(O2)NRcRd, NRcRd, NRcCORd, NRcC(O)ORd, NRcC(O)NRcRd, NRcSO2Rd, CORc, C(O)ORc, or C(O)NRcRd; R5 is H or alkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; X is O, S, S(O), S(O2), or NRc; Y is a covalent bond, CH2, C(O), C?N—Rc, C?N—ORc, C?N—SRc, O, S, S(O), S(O2), or NRc; Z is N or CH; one of U and V is N, and the other is CRc; and W is O, S, S(O), S(O2), NRc, or NC(O)Rc; in which each of Ra and Rb, independently, is H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl; and each of Rc and Rd, independently, is H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, heterocyclyl, or alkylcarbonyl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Yumiko Wada, Rongzhen Lu, Albert Y. Hsia
  • Patent number: 7935698
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds having a formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, hydrate, prodrug or polymorph thereof wherein X is —C(Rg)?N-A. The invention also relates to methods of treating IL-12 overproduction-related disorders, methods of treating or preventing disorders related with excessive bone loss, methods for inhibiting osteoclast formation, and methods for treating or preventing a disorder associated with excessive bone resorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Lijun Sun, Yumiko Wada, Elena Kostik, Howard P. Ng
  • Publication number: 20110098267
    Abstract: The invention relates to a topical composition and a method for treating psoriasis. The topical composition comprises one or more compound that inhibits the production of IL-12 and IL-23.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Suresh R. Babu, Yumiko Wada, Jianhua Shen, Nhung Nguyen
  • Patent number: 7872005
    Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvate, clathrates hydrates or polymorphs thereof, their compositions and methods of use and methods of making thereof. The compounds (and compositions) are useful in modulating IL-12 production and processes mediated by IL-12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Lijun Sun, Zachary Demko, Yumiko Wada, Shijie Zhang
  • Patent number: 7851466
    Abstract: This invention features pyrimidine compounds of formula (I): aryl, or heteroaryl; each of R2 and R4, independently, is Rc, halogen, nitro, cyano, isothionitro, SRc, or ORc; or R2 and R4, taken together, is carbonyl; R3 is Rc, alkenyl, alkynyl, ORc, OC(O)Rc, SO2Rc, S(O)Rc, S(O2)NRcRd, SRc, NRcRd, NRcCORd, NRcC(O)ORd, NRcC(O)NRcRd, NRcSO2Rd, CORc, C(O)ORc, or C(O)NRcRd; R5 is H or alkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; X is O, S, S(O), S(O2), or NRc; Y is a covalent bond, CH2, C(O), C?N—Rc, C?N—ORc, C?N—SRc, O, S, S(O), S(O2), or NRc; Z is N or CH; one of U and V is N, and the other is CRc; and W is O, S, S(O), S(O2), NRc, or NC(O)Rc; in which each of Ra and Rb, independently, is H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl; and each of Rc and Rd, independently, is H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cyclyl, heterocyclyl, or alkylcarbonyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Yumiko Wada, Rongzhen Lu, Albert Y. Hsia
  • Publication number: 20100173413
    Abstract: This invention features compounds of formula (I): pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of, inter alia, IL-12-related diseases and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Lijun Sun, Yumiko Wada, Teresa Przewloka, Hao Li, Howard P. Ng, Zachary Demko
  • Publication number: 20100120722
    Abstract: This invention relates to pyrimidine compounds of formula (I), formula (I?), and formula (I?): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, clathrates, and prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, U, V, W, X, Y, Z, and n are defined herein. This invention also relates to compositions comprising these compounds and methods for using them. The compounds and compositions of this invention are useful to treat or prevent disorders associated with excessive bone loss, including, without limitation periodontal disease, non-malignant bone disorders (such as osteoporosis, Pagers-disease of bone, osteogenesis imperfecta, fibrous dysplasia, and primary hyperparathyroidism) estrogen deficiency, inflammatory bone loss, bone malignancy, arthritis, osteopetrosis, and certain cancer-related disorders (such as hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM), osteolytic bone lesions of multiple myeloma and osteolytic bone metastases of breast cancer and other metastatic cancers).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Lijun Sun, Yumiko Wada, Keizo Koya, Masazumi Nagai
  • Patent number: 7687498
    Abstract: This invention features compounds of formula (I): pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of, inter alia, IL-12-related diseases and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Lijun Sun, Yumiko Wada, Teresa Przewloka, Hao Li, Howard P. Ng, Zachary Demko
  • Patent number: 7615552
    Abstract: This invention provides fused heterocyclic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of, inter alia, IL-12 related disease and disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Lijun Sun, Yumiko Wada, Teresa Przewloka, Hao Li, Zachary Demko, Dinesh Chimmanamada
  • Publication number: 20090253694
    Abstract: This invention provides fused heterocyclic compounds, pharmaceutical compositions of the compounds, and methods of using the compounds for the treatment of, inter alia, IL-12 related disease and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Mitsunori Ono, Lijun Sun, Yumiko Wada, Teresa Przewloka, Hao Li, Zachary Demko, Dinesh Chimmanamada