Patents Assigned to Amgen
  • Publication number: 20130004501
    Abstract: Antigen binding proteins that bind to human IL-23 protein are provided. Nucleic acids encoding the antigen binding protein, vectors, and cells encoding the same as well as use of IL-23 antigen binding proteins for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer E. Towne, Janet D. Cheng, Jason C. O'Neill, Yu Zhang, Yu Sun, Heather Cerne, Derek E. Piper, Randal R. Ketchem
  • Patent number: 8344110
    Abstract: The present invention provides Thymic Stromal Lymphopoietin Receptor (TSLPR) polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding the same. The invention also provides selective binding agents, vectors, host cells, and methods for producing TSLPR polypeptides. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the diagnosis, treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with TSLPR polypeptides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Christiaan M Saris, Ming-Shi Chang
  • Publication number: 20120328620
    Abstract: Mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr), of phosphatidylinositol 3?-kinase (“PI3K”), and of B-Raf are described. Methods of treating tumors containing mutated EGFr with human monoclonal antibodies against EGFr are described. Methods and kits for ascertaining the presence of one or more mutant EGFr, mutant PI3K, and/or mutant B-Raf in a sample and for treating disorders or conditions related to the presence of mutant EGFr, mutant PI3K, and/or mutant B-Raf are also described. Methods of treating tumors containing mutant EGFr, mutant PI3K, and/or mutant B-Raf are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: AMGEN INC
    Inventors: Daniel J. FREEMAN, Todd JUAN, Robert RADINSKY
  • Publication number: 20120329830
    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 ring A, B1, B2, B3, L, R1, R4, R5 and m of Formula I 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, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions related to and/or caused by the formation and/or deposition of plaque on the brain. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula I, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan Cheng, Timothy Powers, Kate Ashton, James Brown, Scott Harried, Stephen A. Hitchcock, Ted Judd, Patricia Lopez, Thomas Nixey, Nick A. Paras, Steve F. Poon, David J. St. Jean, JR., Qiufen Xue, Wenge Zhong
  • Publication number: 20120329671
    Abstract: Novel proteins and polypeptides binding to osteoclastogenesis inhibitory factor (OCIF) (OCIF-binding molecules, OBMs) and nucleic acids encoding these proteins and polypeptides are provided. Processes for producing these proteins, polypeptides, and nucleic acid molecules by genetic engineering are provided. Medicinal compounds are provided which comprise proteins and nucleic acids according to the invention, as well as proteins which bind to OBM, including anti-OBM antibodies. These compounds may be used for the treatment of bone disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Kyoji Yamaguchi, Hisataka Yasuda, Nobuaki Nakagawa, Nobuyuki Shima, Masahiko Kinosaki, Eisuke Tsuda, Masaaki Goto, Kazuki Yano, Akihiro Tomoyasu, Fumie Kobayashi, Naohiro Washida, Ken Takahashi, Tomonori Morinaga, Kanji Higashio
  • Publication number: 20120328616
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods relating to or derived from antigen binding proteins capable of inducing B-Klotho, and or FGF21-like mediated signaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: YANG LI, Jennitte STEVENS, Chadwick Terence KING, Ian FOLTZ, Gunasekaran KANNAN, Junming YIE, Shaw-Fen Sylvia HU
  • Publication number: 20120328511
    Abstract: Antigen binding proteins, such as antibodies, that interact with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) are described. Methods of treating cancers and other diseases by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of an antigen binding protein to EGFR are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventor: Amy Y. GUO
  • Patent number: 8337843
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an anti-EpCAM antibody for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. The present invention further relates to a method of treating metastatic breast cancer comprising administering said anti-EpCAM antibody.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH
    Inventors: Carsten Reinhardt, Robert Saller
  • Patent number: 8338455
    Abstract: Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as VEGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan Cheng, Deborah Choquette, Jean-Christophe Harmange, Andrew Tasker
  • Publication number: 20120321614
    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: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicants: Pfizer, Inc., Amgen Fremont Inc.
    Inventors: Neil R. Michaud, Shama Kajiji, Gary Borzillo, Vahe Bedian, Kevin Coleman, Larry L. Green, Xiao-Chi Jia
  • Patent number: 8334317
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to novel calcimimetic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. The invention also relates to methods of treating of diseases or disorders related to the function of the calcium sensing receptor using the compounds represented in Formula I.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas S. Coulter, Christopher H. Fotsch, Chiara Ghiron, Paul E. Harrington, Michael G. Kelly, Philip Miller, Gilbert M. Rishton, David J. St. Jean, Jr., David J. Semin
  • Patent number: 8329910
    Abstract: Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Yi Chen, Timothy D. Cushing, Xiaolin Hao, Xiao He, Andreas Reichelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Jennifer Seganish, Youngsook Shin, Dawei Zhang
  • Patent number: 8329700
    Abstract: Pyrazine compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein m, n, p, R1, R2, R3, R4, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, X8, X9, X10, X11, Y and Z are defined in the specification, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Matthew Paul Bourbeau, Ning Chen, Essa Hu, Roxanne Kunz, Shannon Rumfelt
  • Patent number: 8329176
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a method of inhibiting bone resorption. The method comprises administering to a human an amount of sclerostin inhibitor that reduces a bone resorption marker level for at least 2 weeks. The invention also provides a method of monitoring anti-sclerostin therapy comprising measuring one or more bone resorption marker levels, administering a sclerostin binding agent, then measuring the bone resorption marker levels. Also provided is a method of increasing bone mineral density; a method of ameliorating the effects of an osteoclast-related disorder; a method of treating a bone-related disorder by maintaining bone density; and a method of treating a bone-related disorder in a human suffering from or at risk of hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia, a human in which treatment with a parathyroid hormone or analog thereof is contraindicated, or a human in which treatment with a bisphosphonate is contraindicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Ian Desmond Padhi, Graham Richard Jang
  • Patent number: 8324396
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to compounds represented in Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and methods of treating of diseases or disorders related to the function of the calcium sensing receptor. The invention also relates to processes for making such compounds and to intermediates useful in these processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Pierre Deprez, Christopher Fotsch, Paul Harrington, Sarah Lively, Kanaka Pattabiraman, David St. Jean, Taoues Temal-Laib
  • Patent number: 8324160
    Abstract: The disclosure provides nucleic acid molecules encoding chimeric polypeptides, chimeric polypeptides, pharmaceutical compositions comprising chimeric polypeptides, and methods for treating metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity using such nucleic acids, polypeptides, or pharmaceutical compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Li, Xinle Wu, Zhulun Wang
  • Patent number: 8318666
    Abstract: Leptin, leptin analogs, and leptin derivatives are used to treat patients with lipoatrophy. Leptin is effective against conditions of lipoatrophy for both genetic and acquired forms of the disease. A therapeutically effective amount of leptin can be administered in a variety of ways, including subcutaneously and using gene therapy methods. Methods of the present invention contemplate administration of leptin, leptin analogs, and leptin derivatives to patients having a leptin level of approximately 4 ng/ml or less before treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignees: Amgen, Inc., The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Alexander M. DePaoli, Elif Arioglu Oral, Simeon I. Taylor, Abhimanyu Garg
  • Patent number: 8318718
    Abstract: Pyridine and pyrimidine compounds, and compositions containing them, and processes for preparing such compounds. Provided herein also are methods of treating disorders or diseases treatable by inhibition of PDE10, such as obesity, non-insulin dependent diabetes, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Jennifer R. Allen, Biswas Kaustav, Frank Chavez, Ning Chen, Frenel Fils De Morin, James R. Falsey, Michael J. Frohn, Paul E. Harrington, Daniel B. Horne, Essa Hu Harrington, Matthew R. Kaller, Roxanne Kunz, Holger Monenschein, Thomas T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Pickrell, Andreas Reichelt, Shannon Rumfelt, Robert M. Rzasa, Kelvin Sham, Guomin Yao
  • Publication number: 20120296307
    Abstract: A vial adapter includes a base having first and second opposing sides, a spike depending from the first side of the base, the spike having a spike passageway, and a connector disposed on the second side of the base, the connector having a connector passageway that is in fluid communication with the spike passageway. The vial adapter may be combined with a vial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Mark Dominis Holt, Alexander Stuart Cairns
  • Publication number: 20120296072
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions relating to the attachment of water soluble polymers to proteins. Provided are novel methods for N-terminally modifying proteins or analogs thereof, and resultant compositions, including novel N-terminally chemically modified G-CSF compositions and related methods of preparation. Also provided is chemically modified consensus interferon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 22, 2012
    Applicant: AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Olaf B. Kinstler, Nancy Elise Gabriel, Christine E. Farrar, Randolph B. DePrince