Patents Assigned to Genetics Corporation
  • Patent number: 11827639
    Abstract: Presently provided are inhibitors of TD02 and IDO1 and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1; treating immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of tryptophan degradation; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; and treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: GENENTECH, INC., NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhonghua Pei, Brendan Parr, Wendy Liu, Richard Pastor, Lewis Gazzard, Firoz Jaipuri, Sanjeev Kumar, Hima Potturi, Guoshen Wu, Xingyu Lin, Yanyan Chu, Powai Yuen
  • Patent number: 10800780
    Abstract: Presently provided are inhibitors of cellularly expressed TDO2 and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of tryptophan 2, 3 dioxygenase; treating immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of tryptophan degradation; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; and treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: Genentech, Inc., NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Xingyu Lin, Po-wai Yuen, Rohan Mendonca, Brendan Parr, Richard Pastor, Zhonghua Pei, Lewis Gazzard, Firoz Jaipuri, Sanjeev Kumar, Xiaokai Li, Roheeth Pavana, Hima Potturi, Venkata Velvadapu, Jesse Waldo, Zuhui Zhang, Guosheng Wu, Benjamin Douglas Sellers
  • Patent number: 10233190
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 10207990
    Abstract: Presently provided are indoximod prodrug and salt compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising salts and prodrugs of indoximod, that produce enhanced plasma concentration and exposure to indoximod compared to direct administration of indoximod, in patients in need of treatment of immunosuppression mediated by the indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase pathway, such as patients with cancer or chronic infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Firoz Jaipuri, Jesse Waldo, Hima Potturi, Hong Zhuang
  • Patent number: 10047066
    Abstract: Presently provided are methods for (a) modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase comprising contacting an indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase with a modulation effective amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (b) treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (c) treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase comprising administering an effective indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase inhibiting amount of a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (d) enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent and a compound as described in one of the aspects described herein; (e) treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer compris
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Firoz Jaipuri, Agnieszka Marcinowicz-Flick, Tanay Kesharwani, Jesse Waldo
  • Patent number: 9981973
    Abstract: Presently provided are inhibitors of IDO and TDO and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase; treating immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of tryptophan degradation; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosuppression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Mario Mautino
  • Patent number: 9850248
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosuppression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 9732035
    Abstract: Presently provided are indoximod prodrug and salt compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising salts and prodrugs of indoximod, that produce enhanced plasma concentration and exposure to indoximod compared to direct administration of indoximod, in patients in need of treatment of immunosuppression mediated by the indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase pathway, such as patients with cancer or chronic infectious diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Firoz Jaipuri, Jesse Waldo, Hima Potturi, Hong Zhuang
  • Patent number: 9617272
    Abstract: Presently provided are inhibitors of IDO and TDO and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and tryptophan 2,3 dioxygenase; treating immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of tryptophan degradation; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosuppression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Mario Mautino
  • Patent number: 9512158
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for causing the selective targeting and killing of tumor cells. The present invention describes prophylactic or therapeutic cancer vaccines based on purified TAA proteins or TAA-derived synthetic peptides altered by chemical, enzymatic or chemo-enzymatic methods to introduce ?Gal epitopes or ?Gal glycomimetic epitopes, in order to allow for enhanced opsonization of the antigen by natural anti-?Gal antibodies to stimulate TAA capture and presentation, thereby inducing a humoral and cellular immune response to the TAA expressed by a tumor. The animal's immune system thus is stimulated to produce tumor specific cytotoxic cells and antibodies which will attack and kill tumor cells present in the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Nicholas N. Vahanian, Won-Bin Young, Gabriela Rossi, Charles J. Link, Firoz Jaipuri
  • Patent number: 9388191
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosuppression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 9260434
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 9174942
    Abstract: Presently provided are compounds according to the formula (I) or (II), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, wherein R1, R4, and R5 are defined herein. Such compounds and compositions are useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosuppression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Firoz Jaipuri, Jesse Waldo, Tanay Kesharwani, Nicholas N. Vahanian, Charles J. Link, Judith Lalonde, George Prendergast, Alexander Muller, William Malachowski
  • Patent number: 9090643
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for causing the selective targeting and killing of tumor cells. The present invention describes prophylactic or therapeutic cancer vaccines based on purified TAA proteins or TAA-derived synthetic peptides altered by chemical, enzymatic or chemo-enzymatic methods to introduce ?Gal epitopes or ?Gal glycomimetic epitopes, in order to allow for enhanced opsonization of the antigen by natural anti-?Gal antibodies to stimulate TAA capture and presentation, thereby inducing a humoral and cellular immune response to the TAA expressed by a tumor. The animal's immune system thus is stimulated to produce tumor specific cytotoxic cells and antibodies which will attack and kill tumor cells present in the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Nicholas N. Vahanian, Won-Bin Young, Gabriela Rossi, Charles J. Link, Firoz Jaipuri
  • Patent number: 8916169
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for causing the selective targeting and killing of tumor cells. The present invention describes prophylactic or therapeutic cancer vaccines based on purified TAA proteins or TAA-derived synthetic peptides altered by chemical, enzymatic or chemo-enzymatic methods to introduce ?Gal epitopes or ?Gal glycomimetic epitopes, in order to allow for enhanced opsonization of the antigen by natural anti-?Gal antibodies to stimulate TAA capture and presentation, thereby inducing a humoral and cellular immune response to the TAA expressed by a tumor. The animal's immune system thus is stimulated to produce tumor specific cytotoxic cells and antibodies which will attack and kill tumor cells present in the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Nicholas N. Vahanian, Won-Bin Young, Gabriela Rossi, Charles J. Link, Firoz Jaipuri
  • Publication number: 20140323740
    Abstract: Presently provided are compounds according to the formula (I) or (II), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, wherein R1, R4, and R5 are defined herein. Such compounds and compositions are useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine -2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: NewLink Genetics Corporation, Lankeanau Institute for Medical Research
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Firoz Jaipuri, Jesse Waldo, Tanay Kesharwani, Nicholas N. Vahanian, Charles J. Link, Judith Lalonde, George Prendergast, Alexander Muller, William Malachowski
  • Patent number: 8748469
    Abstract: Presently provided are compounds according to the formula (I) or (II), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, wherein R1, R4, and R5 are defined herein. Such compounds and compositions are useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine -2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignees: NewLink Genetics Corporation, Lankeanau Institute for Medical Research
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Firoz Jaipuri, Jesse Waldo, Tanay Kesharwani, Nicholas N. Vahanian, Charles J. Link
  • Patent number: 8722720
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors of general formulae (VII), (VIII) as shown below and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Firoz Jaipuri, Jesse Waldo, Tanay Kesharwani
  • Publication number: 20140066625
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleanine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Jesse Waldo, Firoz Jaipuri, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang
  • Publication number: 20120277217
    Abstract: Presently provided are IDO inhibitors of general formulae (VII), (VIII) as shown below and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: NewLink Genetics Corporation
    Inventors: Mario R. Mautino, Sanjeev Kumar, Firoz Jaipuri, Jesse Waldo, Tanay Kesharwani, Xiaoxia Zhang