Nonmetal Radionuclide Or Intended Radionuclide (e.g., Carbon) Patents (Class 424/1.81)
  • Publication number: 20130315825
    Abstract: Derivatives of phenothiazine, phenoxazine, and phenazine compounds and their use as ?-synuclein ligands are described. Also described are methods of using these compounds and their radiolabeled analogs for the detection, monitoring, and treatment of synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: Washington University
    Inventors: Zhude Tu, Robert Mach, Lihai Yu, Paul Kotzbauer
  • Publication number: 20130302246
    Abstract: The present application provides compositions and methods using bioorthogonal inverse electron demand Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction for rapid and specific covalent delivery of a “payload” to a ligand bound to a biological target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: The General Hospital Corporation
  • Patent number: 8580229
    Abstract: The present method for determining the efficacy of therapy in the treatment of amyloidosis involves administering to a patient in need thereof a compound of formula (I) or Formula (II) or structures 1-45 and imaging the patient. After said imaging, at least one anti-amyloid agent is administered to said patient. Then, an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or Formula (II) or structures 1-45 is administered to the patient and the patient is imaged again. Finally, baseline levels of amyloid deposition in the patient before treatment with the anti-amyloid agent are compared with levels of amyloid deposition in the patient following treatment with the anti-amyloid agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: William E. Klunk, Chester A. Mathis, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20130287687
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to organic chemistry and in particular to a series of corticotropin releasing factor type-1 (CRF1) receptor ligand compounds and compositions, as well as methods of preparation and treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: EMORY UNIVERSITY
  • Patent number: 8568689
    Abstract: The invention relates to contrast agents for detection of the Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor (uPAR). More specifically the invention relates to contrast agents comprising a peptidic vector binding to the uPAR, labelled with an imageable moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: GE Healthcare AS
    Inventors: Alan Cuthbertson, Bente E. Arbo
  • Publication number: 20130272959
    Abstract: Described is a method, and a combination of agents for used therein, by which an agent administered to a subject can be rapidly cleared from circulation. This is achieved by providing an Administration Agent (e.g. a probe for pretargeting) with a reactive group and providing a Clearing Agent with another reactive group, said reactive groups forming a bio-orthogonally reactive pair. Preferably, the reactive pair comprises a cyclooctene or cyclooctyn as one reactant, and a diene as the other reactant. The method and combination can be used for the removal of any bindable molecule from circulation, such as an excess of a pre-targeting probe in the course of a pre-targeting method, a targeting or imaging agent delivered, or the removal of any biomolecule already present in circulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Raffaella Rossin, Tilman Laeppchen, Sandra Martina Van Den Bosch, Marc Stefan Robillard, Ronny Mathieu Versteegen
  • Patent number: 8558003
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods for imaging and treating Alzheimer's disease or an amyloidosis-associated pathological condition that utilize a novel amyloid imaging tracer for detecting amyloid deposits in a subject suffering from these conditions. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to [N-2[18F]fluoropropyl]-2-(4?-(methylamino)-phenyl)-6-hydroxybenzothiazole (F-18MHT) and dimers thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: David R. Elmaleh, Timothy M. Shoup, Alan J. Fischman
  • Publication number: 20130266513
    Abstract: Methods for detecting or ruling out a meningioma in a patient using a phenylbenzothiazole derivative or a stilbene derivative or a biphenylalkyne derivative, and a medical imaging technique such as positron emission tomography/computed tomography are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Geoffrey B. Johnson, Val J. Lowe, Mark A. Nathan, Joseph E. Parisi
  • Patent number: 8551448
    Abstract: The present invention provides rotenone analogs and methods of making and using them. Labeled with single photon and positron emitting isotopes, the rotenone analogs of the present invention are useful in, for example, clinical imaging applications as tracers to measure cardiac blood flow and detect regions of ischemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Henry F. VanBrocklin, James P. O'Neil, Andrew R. Gibbs, Nandanan Erathodiyil
  • Publication number: 20130259805
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds and a method for imaging aggregated ?-synuclein, e.g., Lewy bodies or Lewy neurites, in a tissue or organ.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian Bacskai
  • Patent number: 8546417
    Abstract: The invention relates to fused and spirocycle compounds of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, or solvate thereof, wherein R1, R2, Q1-Q3, and Z are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use of compounds of Formula I to treat, prevent or ameliorate a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Zhengming Chen, Laykea Tafesse
  • Patent number: 8545809
    Abstract: The present application discloses compositions and methods of synthesis and use of 18F or 19F-labeled molecules of use in PET, SPECT and/or MR imaging. Preferably, the 18F or 19F is conjugated to a targeting molecule by formation of a complex with a group IIIA metal and binding of the complex to a bifunctional chelating agent, which may be directly or indirectly attached to the targeting molecule. In other embodiments, the 18F or 19F labeled moiety may comprise a targetable construct used in combination with a bispecific antibody to target a disease-associated antigen. The disclosed methods and compositions allow the simple and reproducible labeling of molecules at very high efficiency and specific activity in 30 minutes or less. In preferred embodiments, the labeled molecule may be used for imaging in a subject without purification after labeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Immunomedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. D'Souza, William J. McBride, David M. Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 8540968
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating, detecting and locating recurrence of cancer, radiation and chemo insensitive cancer or metastasis of cancer selected from the group consisting of Lung cancer, Adrenal cancer, Melanoma, Colon cancer, Colorectal cancer, Ovarian cancer, Prostate cancer, Liver cancer, Subcutaneous cancer, Squamous cell cancer, Intestinal cancer, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Retinoblastoma, Cervical cancer, Glioma, Breast cancer and Pancreatic cancer in subject using phospholipid ether analogs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Cellectar, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamey Weichert, Marc Longino, Anatoly Pinchuk
  • Patent number: 8535641
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and uses of phospholipid ether analogs as diagnostic and therapeutic agents for numerous cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignee: Cellectar, Inc.
    Inventors: Jamey Weichert, Marc Longino, Anatoly Pinchuk
  • Publication number: 20130230459
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel, selective, radiolabelled mGluR2 ligands which are useful for imaging and quantifying the metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR2 in tissues, using positron-emission tomography (PET). The invention is also directed to compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, to the use of such compounds and compositions for imaging a tissue, cells or a host, in vitro or in vivo and to precursors of said compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: José Ignacio Andrés-Gil, Manuel Jesús Alcázar-Vaca, José Maria Cid-Núñez, Andrés Avelino Trabanco-Suárez, Guy Maurits R. Bormans, Sofie Jeanne Leopoldine Celen, Michel Koole
  • Patent number: 8524193
    Abstract: The invention provides lipophilic salts, particularly, lipophilic salts comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable anion and at least one phosphonium or ammonium cation. In certain embodiments, the cation is labeled with one or more radioisotopes. The lipophilic salts of the invention exhibit an affinity for dysfunctional mitochondria, and are useful for the imaging of cardiovascular diseases and disorders. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the lipophilic salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Igal Madar, Hayden T. Ravert, Robert Francis Dannals, Ursula A. Scheffel, James J. Frost
  • Patent number: 8518371
    Abstract: The invention features a class of 2-nitroimidazole compounds with a secondary basic nitrogen atom and a linker bearing one or more therapeutic agents, cytotoxic agents, detectable labels, or chelating groups. In particular, the invention provides 2-nitroimidazole compounds containing a cluster of boron atoms for use in boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). The 2-nitroimidazole compounds can be used to treat hypoxic conditions, including, e.g., cancer, inflammation, and ischemia. The weakly basic 2-nitroimidazole compounds target to hypoxic tissue and provide increased tissue concentration overall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Natural Pharmacia International, Inc.
    Inventors: David Y-W Lee, Xiao-Shen Ji, James A. Raleigh
  • Patent number: 8512676
    Abstract: The methods described herein are based on the observation that oscillations in breath isotope ratio data can be used for the purpose of identifying an “unhealthy” state in an organism such as a human. Described herein are methods of determining the state of health of an individual, such as the transition from healthy to infected, by identifying changes in oscillation modes in breath isotope ratio data. Changes in the frequency and/or amplitude of the oscillation modes are correlated with the heath of the individual. The methods can advantageously be used to provide information about the health of an individual in shorter periods of time than previous methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Hamid R. Eghbalnia, Mark E. Cook, Warren Paul Porter, Daniel Elmer Butz
  • Publication number: 20130209360
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions for in vivo imaging of hydrogen peroxide; and methods for detecting hydrogen peroxide in vivo. The compositions and methods find use in various diagnostic applications, which are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Christopher J. Chang, Alexander R. Lippert
  • Patent number: 8506932
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel tetracyclic indole compounds of Formula (I) either as in vivo imaging agents or as therapeutic agents. A method for the preparation of the in vivo imaging agent compound is also provided by the invention, as well as a precursor for use in said method. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention are additionally provided. Where the pharmaceutical composition comprises a compound suitable for in vivo imaging, a kit is provided for the preparation of the pharmaceutical composition. In a further aspect, use of the compound for in vivo imaging or treatment of conditions associated with PBR is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hammersmith Imanet Limited
    Inventors: Erik Arstad, Ian Wilson, Sajinder Kaur Luthra, Frank Brady, Bengt Langstrom, Farhad Karimi, Edward George Robins, Bo Shan
  • Patent number: 8506928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides which home to cells, e.g. heart cells, with high selectivity and which can be useful in the form of compositions. Such compositions can be used, e.g., for selectively targeting a systemically administered therapeutic agent or imaging agent to a cell or tissue in a subject. The present invention further relates to methods of using the compositions for imaging, e.g. PET imaging, and targeting cells, e.g. for delivering a therapeutic agent to one or more target cells in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Katherine Ferrara, Hua Zhang, Jiro Kusunose
  • Patent number: 8501152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of radiolabelling carbon nanotubes, to the radiolabelled carbon nanotubes that can be obtained by implementing this method, and to applications thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Frëdëric Taran, Dominique Georgin
  • Patent number: 8496912
    Abstract: The present application discloses compositions and methods of synthesis and use involving click chemistry reactions for in vivo or in vitro formation of therapeutic and/or diagnostic complexes. Preferably, the diagnostic complex is of use for 18F imaging, while the therapeutic complex is of use for targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs or toxins. More preferably, a chelating moiety or targetable construct may be conjugated to a targeting molecule, such as an antibody or antibody fragment, using a click chemistry reaction involving cyclooctyne, nitrone or azide reactive moieties. In most preferred embodiments, the click chemistry reaction occurs in vivo. In vivo click chemistry is not limited to 18F labeling but can be used for delivering a variety of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Immunomedics, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. McBride, Christopher A. D'Souza, David M. Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 8491869
    Abstract: Imaging agents of formula (I) and methods for detecting neurological disorders comprising administering ti a patient in need compounds of formula (I) capable of binding to tau proteins and ?-amyloid peptides are presented herein. The invention also relates to methods of imaging A? and tau aggregates comprising introducing a detectable quantity of pharmaceutical formulation comprising a radiolabeled compound of formula (I) and detecting the labeled compound associated with amyloid deposits and/or tau proteins in a patient. These methods and compositions enable preclinical diagnosis and monitoring progression of AD and other neurological disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Umesh B. Gangadharmath, Hartmuth C. Kolb, Peter J. H. Scott, Joseph C. Walsh, Wei Zhang, Anna Katrin Szardenings, Anjana Sinha, Gang Chen, Eric Wang, Vani P. Mocharia, Chul Yu, Changhui Liu, Daniel Kurt Cashion, Dhanalakshmi Kasi
  • Publication number: 20130183239
    Abstract: Novel choline-derived radiotracer (s) having an isotopic carbon for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) imaging of disease states related to altered choline metabolism (e.g., tumor imaging of prostate, breast, brain, esophageal, ovarian, endometrial, lung and prostate cancer—primary tumor, nodal disease or metastases).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicants: IMPERIAL COLLEGE, GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Eric Ofori Aboagye, Edward George Robins, Graham Smith, Sajinder Luthra
  • Patent number: 8486372
    Abstract: The present application is directed to radiolabeled cyclic polyazapeptides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising radiolabeled cyclic polyazapeptides, and methods of using the radiolabeled cyclic polyazapeptides. Such polyazapeptides can be used in imaging studies, such as Positron Emitting Tomography (PET) or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hartmuth C. Kolb, Kai Chen, Joseph C. Walsh, Dhanalakshmi Kasi, Vani P. Mocharla, Gang Chen, Qianwa Liang, Tieming Zhao
  • Publication number: 20130164218
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 pathway inhibitors and uses as anticancer and imaging agents. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates compounds and pharmaceutical compositions disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: EMORY UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: EMORY UNIVERSITY
  • Publication number: 20130164217
    Abstract: Described are assay methods, modules and kits useful in the detection, treatment and/or prevention of dementia and related conditions, including but not limited to Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Meso Scale Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Robert M. Umek, Pankaj Oberoi
  • Patent number: 8470297
    Abstract: This invention relates to methods for evaluating the efficacy of an IGF1R inhibitor, such as an anti-IGF1R antibody, for the treatment of an Ewing's sarcoma tumor by determining the level of tumoral glucose metabolism. Tumoral glucose metabolism is determining at an early point in the treatment regimen by any of several methods known in the art including FDG-PET/CT scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Brian DerHua Lu, Siu-Long Yao, Cynthia Seidel-Dugan, Yan Wang
  • Publication number: 20130156700
    Abstract: A method for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of LRRK2 in tissue of a subject, the method comprising: administering a compound of formula I, formula II or formula III, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the subject, wherein the compound includes at least one C11 or F18 label thereon; allowing the compound to penetrate into the tissue of the subject; and collecting a PET image of the CNS or brain tissue of the subject
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventor: Genentech, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130156699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to Radiolabeled Compounds labeled with fluorine, bromine, iodine, carbon, or tritium isotopes and methods of use thereof for treating or preventing a psychiatric disorder in a subject, for stabilizing the mood of a subject having a mood disorder, or as imaging agents for a serotonin receptor. Compositions comprising an imaging-effective amount of a Radiolabeled Compound are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Joseph John MANN, J.S. Dileep KUMAR
  • Publication number: 20130149239
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 5-pyrrolidinylsulfonyl isatin derivatives, non-peptidyl Caspase binding Radioligands (CbRs) and CbR-transporter conjugates derived from said isatin derivatives, diagnostic compositions comprising said compounds of the invention and their use for non-invasive diagnostic imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Universitatsklinikum Munster
    Inventor: Universitatsklinikum Munster
  • Patent number: 8444956
    Abstract: The present application discloses compositions and methods of synthesis and use of 68Ga, 18F or 19F labeled molecules of use in PET or MRI imaging. Preferably, the 18F or 19F is conjugated to a targeting molecule by formation of a complex with a group IIIA metal and binding of the complex to a chelating moiety, which may be directly or indirectly attached to the targeting molecule. In other embodiments, the 68Ga, 18F or 19F labeled moiety may comprise a targetable construct used in combination with a bispecific antibody to target a disease-associated antigen. In more preferred embodiments, a chelating moiety or targetable construct may be conjugated to a targeting molecule, such as an antibody or antibody fragment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Immunomedics, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. McBride, Christopher A. D'Souza, David M. Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 8435490
    Abstract: Cancers are extremely heterogeneous in terms of the frequency and types of mutations present in different malignant tumors. Thus, it is likely that uniform clinical treatment is not optimal for all patients, and that the development of individualized therapeutic regimens may be beneficial. Multiple, unique small peptides bind to cell lines derived from different colon adenocarcinomas. Within two hours of contact, the colorectal cancer cells are able to transfer a 32P radioisotope from the small peptides to cellular proteins; the transfer occurs at a substantially higher rate than in the colorectal cancer cells than in cell lines derived from other cancers or from normal tissues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: John Martin Abraham, Stephen J. Meltzer
  • Patent number: 8435493
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel amino acid compounds useful in detecting and evaluating brain and body tumors. These compounds have the advantageous properties of rapid uptake and prolonged retention in tumors and can be labeled with halogen isotopes such as fluorine-18, iodine-123, iodine-124, iodine-125, iodine-131, bromine-75, bromine-76, bromine-77, bromine-82, astatine-210, astatine-211, and other astatine isotopes. These compounds can also be labeled with technetium and rhenium isotopes using known chelation complexes. The compounds disclosed herein bind tumor tissues in vivo with high specificity and selectivity when administered to a subject. Preferred compounds show a target to non-target ratio of at least 2:1, are stable in vivo and substantially localized to target within 1 hour after administration. Preferred compounds include 1-amino-2-[18F]fluorocyclobutyl-1-carboxylic acid (2-[18F]FACBC) and 1-amino-2-[18F]fluoromethylcyclobutyl-1-carboxylic acid (2-[18F]FMACBC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Emory University
    Inventor: Mark M. Goodman
  • Publication number: 20130101508
    Abstract: Radiopharmaceutical compositions, and related methods, useful for medical imaging are provided. The radiopharmaceutical compositions include one or more radiopharmaceutical compounds, together with a stabilizer comprising ascorbic acid, wherein the pH of said composition is within the range of about 3.5-5.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: James F. Castner, Dianne D. Zdankiewicz, James E. Anderson
  • Patent number: 8420052
    Abstract: Provided herein are compounds and compositions which comprise the formulae as disclosed herein, wherein the compound is an amyloid binding compound. An amyloid binding compound according to the invention may be administered to a patient in amounts suitable for in vivo imaging of amyloid deposits, and distinguish between neurological tissue with amyloid deposits and normal neurological tissue. Amyloid probes of the invention may be used to detect and quantitate amyloid deposits in diseases including, for example, Down's syndrome, familial Alzheimer's Disease. In another embodiment, the compounds may be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of neurodegenerative disorders. Also provided herein are methods of allowing the compound to distribute into the brain tissue, and imaging the brain tissue, wherein an increase in binding of the compound to the brain tissue compared to a normal control level of binding indicates that the mammal is suffering from or is at risk of developing a neurodegenerative disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Hartmuth C. Kolb, Joseph C. Walsh, Wei Zhang, Umesh B. Gangadharmath, Dhanalakshmi Kasi, Kai Chen, Anjana Sinha, Eric Wang, Gang Chen, Peter J. H. Scott, Henry Clifton Padgett, Qianwa Liang, Zhiyong Gao, Tieming Zhao, Chunfang Xia, Vani P. Mocharla
  • Patent number: 8420049
    Abstract: Radiolabeled adenosine or radiolabeled adenosine containing molecules for use in positron emission tomography for assessing alterations in adenylate metabolism in a patient are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Inventor: Edward H. Abraham
  • Publication number: 20130084245
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of monitoring A?-directed immunotherapy. The methods involve administering a PET ligand that binds to amyloid deposits and detecting the PET ligand in the brain to provide an indication of the level and/or distribution of amyloid deposits. Surprisingly, the data in the present application show that a statistically significant reduction in amyloid deposits occurs early and consistently among patients following initiation of treatment before statistically significant effects of most if not all other markers are detectable. In consequence, the present methods allow early detection of whether a patient is responding to the A?-directed immunotherapy and if necessary adjustment of the immunotherapy regime.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicants: Wyeth LLC, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy
    Inventors: Ronald Black, Michael Grundman
  • Publication number: 20130084244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of differentially diagnosing different types of dementia. In particular, the method relates to the use of specific SPECT tracers for differentially diagnosing Alzheimer's disease, Lewy-Body Dementia, and Frontotemporal Dementia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
  • Patent number: 8409547
    Abstract: The invention relates to radiodiagnostic and radiotherapeutic agents, including biologically active vectors labelled with radionuclides. It further relates to methods and reagents labelling a vector such as a peptide comprising reaction of a compound of formula (I) with a compound of formula (II): R*-L2-C?N+—O???(II) or, a compound of formula (III) with a compound of formula (IV) in the presence of a Cu (I) catalyst. The resultant labelled conjugates are useful as diagnostic agents, for example, as radiopharmaceuticals more specifically for use in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) or Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) or for radiotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Hammersmith Imanet Limited
    Inventors: Matthias Eberhard Glaser, Erik Arstad
  • Patent number: 8404213
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel thioflavin derivatives, methods of using the derivatives in, for example, in vivo imaging of patients having neuritic plaques, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the thioflavin derivatives and method of synthesizing the compounds. The compounds find particular use in the diagnosis and treatment of patients having diseases where accumulation of neuritic plaques are prevalent. The disease states or maladies include but are not limited to Alzheimer's disease, familial Alzheimer's disease, Down's Syndrome and homozygotes for the apolipoprotein E4 allele.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
    Inventors: William E. Klunk, Chester A. Mathis, Jr., Yanming Wang
  • Patent number: 8398956
    Abstract: The present application discloses compositions and methods of synthesis and use involving click chemistry reactions for in vivo or in vitro formation of therapeutic and/or diagnostic complexes. Preferably, the diagnostic complex is of use for 18F imaging, while the therapeutic complex is of use for targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs or toxins. More preferably, a chelating moiety or targetable construct may be conjugated to a targeting molecule, such as an antibody or antibody fragment, using a click chemistry reaction involving cyclooctyne, nitrone or azide reactive moieties. In most preferred embodiments, the click chemistry reaction occurs in vivo. In vivo click chemistry is not limited to 18F labeling but can be used for delivering a variety of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Immunomedics, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. McBride, Christopher A. D'Souza, David M. Goldenberg
  • Publication number: 20130064770
    Abstract: The present invention relates to radiodiagnostic compounds, methods of making those compounds, and methods of use thereof as imaging agents for preferably a HA serotonin 5-HT1A receptor for use in PET or SPECT, preferably PET. Compositions comprising an imaging-effective amount of radiolabeled compounds are also disclosed. The present invention also relates to non-radiolabeled compounds, methods of making those compounds, and methods of use thereof to treat various neurological and/or psychiatric disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
    Inventors: Ian Martin Newington, Duncan George Wynn, Robert James Domett Nairne, Benedicte Guilbert, Subrata Mandal, Jinto Jose, Sunderaraman Varadarajan, Chitralekha Rangaswamy, Helen Betts, Rebecca Davis
  • Publication number: 20130058866
    Abstract: 2-adenosine N-pyrazole compounds having the following formula: and methods for using the compounds as A2A receptor agonists to stimulate mammalian coronary vasodilatation for therapeutic purposes and for purposes of imaging the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jeff A. Zablocki, Elfatih O. Elzein, Venkata P. Palle, Luiz Belardinelli
  • Patent number: 8383083
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to novel compounds that can be used to prepare radiolabeled compounds in an effective manner. A second aspect of the present invention relates to a method of synthesizing radiolabeled compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: University of Western Ontario
    Inventors: Duncan H. Hunter, Mustafa Janabi
  • Publication number: 20130045164
    Abstract: The present method for determining the efficacy of therapy in the treatment of amyloidosis involves administering to a patient in need thereof a compound of formula (I) or Formula (II) or structures 1-45 and imaging the patient. After said imaging, at least one anti-amyloid agent is administered to said patient. Then, an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or Formula (II) or structures 1-45 is administered to the patient and the patient is imaged again. Finally, baseline levels of amyloid deposition in the patient before treatment with the anti-amyloid agent are compared with levels of amyloid deposition in the patient following treatment with the anti-amyloid agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventor: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMM
  • Patent number: 8377419
    Abstract: An imaging agent is disclosed for use in nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. The imaging agent includes a first substance and a second substance. The first substance includes at least one atom having non-zero nuclear spin providing a polarized magnetic orientation. The second substance is bound to the first substance and inhibits physical contact between the at least one atom and other atoms and molecules to thereby inhibit spin relaxation of the polarized magnetic orientation of the at least one atom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: The President and Fellows of Harvard College
    Inventor: Charles M. Marcus
  • Patent number: RE44338
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of imaging amyloid deposits and to labeled compounds, and methods of making labeled compounds useful in imaging amyloid deposits. This invention also relates to compounds, and methods of making compounds for inhibiting the aggregation of amyloid proteins to form amyloid deposits, and a method of delivering a therapeutic agent to amyloid deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Hank F. Kung, Mei-Ping Kung, Zhi-Ping Zhuang, Virginia M. Y. Lee, John Q. Trojanowski, Daniel M. Skovronsky
  • Patent number: RE44354
    Abstract: This invention relates to a method of imaging amyloid deposits and to labeled compounds, and methods of making labeled compounds useful in imaging amyloid deposits. This invention also relates to compounds, and methods of making compounds for inhibiting the aggregation of amyloid proteins to form-amyloid deposits, and a method of delivering a therapeutic agent to amyloid deposits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Hank F. Kung, Mei-Ping Kung, Zhi-Ping Zhuang, Virginia M. Y. Lee, John Q. Trojanowski, Daniel M. Skovronsky