Patents Assigned to Amgen
  • Patent number: 7498420
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies including human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to c-Met, preferably human c-Met, and that function to inhibit c-Met. The invention also relates to human anti-c-Met antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof. The invention also relates to antibodies that are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies or portions of fusion proteins. The invention also relates to isolated heavy and light chain immunoglobulins derived from human anti-c-Met antibodies and nucleic acid molecules encoding such immunoglobulins. The present invention also relates to methods of making human anti-c-Met antibodies, compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions for diagnosis and treatment. The invention also provides gene therapy methods using nucleic acid molecules encoding the heavy and/or light immunoglobulin molecules that comprise the human anti-c-Met antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignees: Amgen Fremont Inc., Pfizer Inc,
    Inventors: Neil R. Michaud, Shama Kajiji, Gary Borzillo, Vahe Bedian, Kevin Coleman, Larry L. Green, Xiao-Chi Jia
  • Publication number: 20090053763
    Abstract: The present invention provides Tumor Endothelial Marker 7? (TEM7?) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing TEM7? polypeptides. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with TEM7? polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Juan, Michael Brian Bass, Jonathan Daniel Oliner
  • Publication number: 20090053242
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of compounds, especially peptides or polypeptides, that have thrombopoietic activity, and pegylated forms thereof. The peptides and polypeptides of the invention may be used to increase platelets or platelet precursors (e.g., megakaryocytes) in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Janet L. Nichol, James Reginald Kelly, JR., Mon-Gy Chen
  • Publication number: 20090054434
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain isoquinolin-1(2H)-one compounds, useful as PDE10 inhibitors, having the formula: where R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds. The invention is also directed to methods of treating diseases mediated by PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicants: Amgen Inc., Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp.
    Inventors: Essa Hu, Roxanne Kunz, Ning Chen, Ruiping Liu
  • Publication number: 20090054405
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds capable of modulating the activity of PI3 kinase and, accordingly, useful for treatment of PI3 kinase mediated diseases, including melanomas, carcinomas and other cancer-related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein each of A1, A2, A3, A4, X, R1 and R2 are defined herein. The invention further comprises pharmaceutical compositions, methods for treatment of PI3 kinase mediated diseases, and intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Shon Booker, Noel D'Angelo, Derin C. D'Amico, Tae-Seong Kim, Longbin Liu, Kristin Meagher, Mark H. Norman, Kathleen Panter, Laurie B. Schenkel, Adrian L. Smith, Nuria A. Tamayo, Douglas A. Whittington, Ning Xi, Kevin Yang
  • Publication number: 20090054323
    Abstract: Disclosed are peptides that bind to Ang-2. Also disclosed are peptibodies comprising the peptides, methods of making such peptides and peptibodies, and methods of treatment using such peptides and peptibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Daniel Oliner, Hosung Min
  • Patent number: 7495012
    Abstract: Arylsulfonamide compounds of formula I are described and have therapeutic utility, particularly in the treatment of diabetes, obesity and related conditions and disorders:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. DeGraffenreid, Jay P. Powers, Daqing Sun, Xuelei Yan
  • Publication number: 20090048224
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for treatment of pain and diseases, such as inflammation mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving pain, inflammation, and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicants: Amgen, Inc., Array BioPharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Groneberg, Benny C. Askew, JR., Derin C. D'Amico, James Zhan, Andras Toro, Youngboo Kim, David A. Mareska, Nianhe Han, Christopher H. Fotsch, Qingyian Liu, Babak Riahi, Kevin Yang, Aiwen Li, Chester Chenguang Yuan, Kaustav Biswas, Scott Harried, Thomas Nguyen, Wenyuan Qian, Jian Jeffrey Chen, Rana Nomak
  • Publication number: 20090048259
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compounds represented in Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and methods of treating of diseases or disorders such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Austin, Jacob Kaizerman, Brian Lucas, Dustin L. McMinn, Jay Powers
  • Publication number: 20090041784
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods relating to antigen binding proteins, in particular, antibodies which specifically bind to the human glucagon receptor. The disclosure provides nucleic acids encoding such antigen binding proteins and antibodies and methods of making and using such antibodies including methods of treating and preventing type 2 diabetes and related disorders by administering such antibodies to a subject in need of such treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Hai Yan, Shaw-Fen Sylvia Hu, Thomas C. Boone, Richard A. Lindberg
  • Patent number: 7488590
    Abstract: Pharmacologically active compounds are prepared by (a) selecting at least one peptide that modulates the activity of AGP-3, (b) preparing a gene construct that comprises at least one said selected sequence, and (c) expressing the pharmacologically active compound in which an Fc domain is covalently linked to the selected peptide. The pharmacologic agent can be expressed in E. coli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrich Feige, Chuan-Fa Liu, Janet C. Cheetham, Thomas Charles Boone, Jean Marie Gudas
  • Publication number: 20090036478
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, B, W, R3, R4 and R5 are defined herein. In another embodiment, the invention provides compounds of general Formula II wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R4, R5, W, X and Z are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), cognitive deficits and impairment, schizophrenia and other similar central nervous system conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Wenge Zhong, Stephen Hitchcock, Vinod F. Patel, Michael Croghan, Thomas Dineen, Daniel Horne, Matthew Kaller, Charles Kreiman, Patricia Lopez, Holger Monenschein, Thomas Nguyen, Lewis Pennington, Qiufen Xue, Bryant Yang, Yuan Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090030005
    Abstract: This invention is in the field of pharmaceutical agents and specifically relates to combinations, compositions, uses and methods for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Alexander Kamb, Astrid Ruefli-Brasse
  • Patent number: 7482325
    Abstract: The present invention provides B7 Related Protein-2 (B7RP-2) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing B7RP-2 polypeptides. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with B7RP-2 polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Kiyoshi Yoshinaga, Woong-Kyung Suh, Tak Wah Mak
  • Patent number: 7482430
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to fusion proteins comprising multimeric soluble TWEAK receptor fragments and an oligomerization domain. Such fusion proteins are useful for antagonizing the TWEAK receptor and for treating diseases or conditions mediated by angiogenesis, such as solid tumors and inflammatory conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventor: Steven R. Wiley
  • Patent number: 7482324
    Abstract: The present invention provides Chordin-Like (CHL) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing CHL polypeptides. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with CHL polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Naoki Nakayama, Duanzhi Wen, Chun-ya Han, Ching He, Dongyin Yu
  • Publication number: 20090018135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating or preventing bowel disorders using calcimimetics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicants: Amgen Inc., John Peter GEIBEL, Steven Charles HEBERT
    Inventors: John Peter Geibel, Steven Charles Hebert, Patricia Hebert, David Martin, Deborah A. Russell
  • Publication number: 20090017498
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel Fibroblast Growth Factor-like (FGF-like) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides vectors, host cells, antibodies and methods for producing FGF-like polypeptides. Also provided for are methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases associated with FGF-like polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: AMGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Arlen Thomason, Benxian Liu
  • Publication number: 20090018077
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel Fibroblast Growth Factor-like (FGF-like) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides vectors, host cells, antibodies and methods for producing FGF-like polypeptides. Also provided for are methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases associated with FGF-like polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Arlen Thomason, Benxian Liu
  • Publication number: 20090018076
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel Fibroblast Growth Factor-like (FGF-like) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides vectors, host cells, antibodies and methods for producing FGF-like polypeptides. Also provided for are methods for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases associated with FGF-like polypeptides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: AMGEN, INC.
    Inventors: Arlen Thomason, Benxian Liu