Patents Assigned to Cancer Research Technology Limited
  • Publication number: 20220348585
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that function as inhibitors of RET (rearranged during transfection) kinase enzyme activity: wherein HET, bonds a, b, c and d, X1, X2, X3, X4, R2, and R3 are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which RET kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Allan Jordan, Rebecca Newton, George Hynd, Jonathan Mark Sutton, Bohdan Waszkowycz
  • Patent number: 11453666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, L, Ar and Q are each as defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are inhibitors of autotaxin (ATX) enzyme activity. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions (e.g. fibrosis) in which ATX activity is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Martin Lee Stockley, Ellen Catherine Macdonald, Pritom Shah, Allan Jordan, James Hitchin, Niall Hamilton
  • Patent number: 11447505
    Abstract: The present application relates to a compound of Formula I, or a salt, hydrate or solvate thereof, as defined herein. The present compounds are found to have pharmacological effects, particularly at MRCK. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The present invention also relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents, in particular, for the treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Angelo Pugliese, Stuart Francis, Duncan McArthur, Mairi Sime, Justin Bower, Simone Belshaw
  • Patent number: 11447549
    Abstract: Described is the sequential administration of first a Treg depleting antibody molecule selected from antibody molecules, such as an antibody molecule binding specifically to target belonging to the tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF), such as a Treg depleting anti-4-1 BB antibody or a Treg depleting OX-40 antibody, and then an immunostimulatory antibody molecule, such as an immunostimulatory anti-4-1 BB anti-body or an immunostimulatory OX-40 antibody, for use in the treatment of cancer. Described are also novel anti-4-1 BB antibodies and novel OX-40 antibodies that may be used in such sequential administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Björn Frendéus, Linda Mårtensson, Monika Semmrich, Ingrid Teige, Stephen Beers, Aymen Al-Shamkhani, Juliet Gray, Martin Glennie
  • Publication number: 20220213207
    Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies specific for 4-1BB and OX40, as well as to methods for using such antibodies and therapeutic uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Aymen Al-Shamkhani, Hak Tak Claude Chan, Mark Steven Cragg, Ruth Rosemary French, Martin John Glennie, Jane Elizabeth Willoughby
  • Publication number: 20220193447
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are formulations and methods of administering formulations to starve cells of nutrients, such as amino acids. The formulations of the present invention can be substantially be devoid of one or more amino acid. The formulations of the present invention can be administered in a combination with an amino acid biosynthesis inhibitor or radiotherapy. A method disclosed herein can sensitize a cell to serine and/or glycine depletion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Oliver D. K. Maddocks, Karen Vousden
  • Patent number: 11352361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that function as inhibitors of RET (rearranged during transfection) kinase enzyme activity: wherein HET, bonds a, b, c and d, X1, X2, X3, X4, R2, and R3 are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which RET kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Allan Jordan, Rebecca Newton, George Hynd, Jonathan Mark Sutton, Bohdan Waszkowycz
  • Publication number: 20220106287
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I): or tautomer or a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the various substituents are as defined in the claims. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula (I), processes for making the compounds and the medical uses of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Applicants: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED, CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Gianni CHESSARI, Steven HOWARD, Ildiko Maria BUCK, Benjamin David CONS, Christopher Norbert JOHNSON, Rhian Sara HOLVEY, David Charles REES, Jeffrey David ST. DENIS, Emiliano TAMANINI, Bernard Thomas GOLDING, Ian Robert HARDCASTLE, Celine Florence CANO, Duncan Charles MILLER, Martin Edward Mäntylä NOBLE, Roger John GRIFFIN, James Daniel OSBORNE, Joanne PEACH, Arwel LEWIS, Kim Louise HIRST, Benjamin Paul WHITTAKER, David Wyn WATSON, Dale Robert MITCHELL
  • Patent number: 11261171
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I): or tautomer or a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the various substituents are as defined in the claims. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula (I), processes for making the compounds and the medical uses of the compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED, CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Gianni Chessari, Steven Howard, Ildiko Maria Buck, Benjamin David Cons, Christopher Norbert Johnson, Rhian Sara Holvey, David Charles Rees, Jeffrey David St. Denis, Emiliano Tamanini, Bernard Thomas Golding, Ian Robert Hardcastle, Celine Florence Cano, Duncan Charles Miller, Martin Edward Mäntylä Noble, Roger John Griffin, James Daniel Osborne, Joanne Peach, Arwel Lewis, Kim Louise Hirst, Benjamin Paul Whittaker, David Wyn Watson, Dale Robert Mitchell
  • Patent number: 11236047
    Abstract: The invention provides a combination comprising: (i) a compound of formula (Io): or a tautomer or a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the various substituents are as defined in the claims; and (ii) a compound which is SGI-110 or a tautomer or a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the combinations and medical uses of the combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED, CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Gianni Chessari, John Francis Lyons
  • Patent number: 11234987
    Abstract: Isoxazoles of formula (A) or (B) are inhibitors of HSP90 activity, and useful for treatment of, for example cancers: wherein R1, is a group of formula (IA): —Ar1-(Alk1)p-(Z)r-(Alk2)s-Q, wherein in any compatible combination Ar1 is an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl radical, Alk1 and Alk2 are optionally substituted divalent C1-C6 alkylene or C2-C6 alkenylene radicals, p, r and s are independently 0 or 1, Z is -0-, —S—, —(C?O)—, —(C?S)—, —SO.sub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignees: Cancer Research Technology Limited, The Institute of Cancer Research, Vernalis (R&D) Limited
    Inventors: Martin James Drysdale, Brian William Dymock, Harry Finch, Paul Webb, Edward McDonald, Karen Elizabeth James, Kwai Ming Cheung, Thomas Peter Matthews
  • Patent number: 11161839
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that function as inhibitors of BCL6 (B-cell lymphoma 6) activity: Formula I wherein X1, X2, X3, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which BCL6 activity is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignees: The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Richard Bellenie, Kwai Ming Jack Cheung, Owen Alexander Davis, Swen Hoelder, Rosemary Huckvale, Matthew Garth Lloyd
  • Publication number: 20210317222
    Abstract: The invention relates to antibodies specific for 4-1BB and OX40, as well as to methods for using such antibodies and therapeutic uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Aymen Al-Shamkhani, Hak Tak Claude Chan, Mark Steven Cragg, Ruth Rosemary French, Martin John Glennie, Jane Elizabeth Willoughby
  • Patent number: 11124501
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are inhibitors of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1). In particular, the present invention relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, such as cancer. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Keith Jones, Carl Rye, Nicola Chessum, Matthew Cheeseman, Adele E. Pasqua, Kurt G. Pike, Paul F. Faulder
  • Publication number: 20210276984
    Abstract: The invention provides a compound of formula (I): or tautomer or a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the various substituents are as defined in the claims. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of formula (I), processes for making the compounds and the medical uses of the compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicants: ASTEX THERAPEUTICS LIMITED, CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Gianni CHESSARI, Steven HOWARD, Ildiko Maria BUCK, Benjamin David CONS, Christopher Norbert JOHNSON, Rhian Sara HOLVEY, David Charles REES, Jeffrey David ST. DENIS, Emiliano TAMANINI, Bernard Thomas GOLDING, Ian Robert HARDCASTLE, Celine Florence CANO, Duncan Charles MILLER, Martin Edward Mäntylä NOBLE, Roger John GRIFFIN, James Daniel OSBORNE, Joanne PEACH, Arwel LEWIS, Kim Louise HIRST, Benjamin Paul WHITTAKER, David Wyn WATSON, Dale Robert MITCHELL
  • Publication number: 20210276990
    Abstract: The present invention pertains generally to the field of therapeutic compounds. More specifically the present invention pertains to 5-[[4-[[morpholin-2-yl]methylamino]-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridyl]amino]pyrazine-2-carbonitrile compounds (referred to herein as “TFM compounds”) which, inter alia, inhibit Checkpoint Kinase 1 (CHK1) kinase function. The present invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds and compositions, both in vitro and in vivo, to inhibit CHK1 kinase function, and in the treatment of diseases and conditions that are mediated by CHK1, that are ameliorated by the inhibition of CHK1 kinase function, etc., including proliferative conditions such as cancer, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Applicant: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Ian Collins, Thomas Peter Matthews, Tatiana Faria Da Fonseca McHardy, James Osborne, Michael Lainchbury, Michael Ian Walton, Michelle Dawn Garrett
  • Patent number: 11098121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for identifying a subject with cancer who is suitable for treatment with an immune checkpoint intervention, and to methods of treatment of such subjects. The invention further relates to a method for predicting or determining the prognosis of a subject with cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Nicholas McGranahan, Rachel Rosenthal, Charles Swanton, Karl Peggs, Sergio Quezada
  • Patent number: 11059898
    Abstract: Through a combination of in vitro and in vivo approaches, the inventors show that human IgG2 (h2) delivers unique Fc?R-independent agonistic activity to anti-CD40 antibodies and to antibodies specific to other immunostimulatory receptors, including 4-1BB and CD28. Investigation of an anti-human CD40 mAb, LOB7.4, revealed that the unique activity of h2 was dependent upon the precise arrangement of hinge and CH1 disulfide bonds. Chemical ‘shuffling’ or mutagenesis to ‘lock’ LOB7.4 into either a more flexible ‘h2A’ or more compact ‘h2B’ conformation endowed antagonistic and agonistic properties, respectively. Engineering of h2 in this way allows development of reagents with either immunostimulatory or immunosuppressive characteristics, with direct implication for the design of therapeutic mAb agents and fusion proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: CANCER RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Martin J. Glennie, Ann White
  • Patent number: 11046688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I wherein R1, R4, Ar, W, X and Z are all as defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are known to inhibit the spindle checkpoint function of Monospindle 1 (Mps1—also known as TTK) kinases either directly or indirectly via interaction with the Mps1 kinase itself. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, such as cancer. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Swen Hoelder, Julian Blagg, Savade Solanki, Hannah Woodward, Sebastien Gaston Andre Naud, Vassilios Bavetsias, Peter Sheldrake, Paolo Innocenti, Kwai-Ming J. Cheung, Butrus Atrash
  • Patent number: 11020396
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein, and salts and solvates thereof, that function as inhibitors of cell division cycle 7 (Cdc7) kinase enzyme activity. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which Cdc7 kinase activity is implicated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Cancer Research Technology Limited
    Inventors: Emma L. Carswell, Mark David Charles, Chukuemeka Tennyson Ekwuru, Frederic Elustondo, Katherine M. Fowler, Gregory R. Ott, Jonathan R. Roffey, Joanna L. Brookfield, Daniel James Ford, Mathew L. Calder