Patents Assigned to MacroGenics, Inc.
  • Patent number: 10479831
    Abstract: This invention relates to chimeric and humanized antibodies that specifically bind the BCR complex, and particularly chimeric and humanized antibodies to the BCR complex. The invention also relates to methods of using the antibodies and compositions comprising them in the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, and infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: MacroGenics, Inc
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Ling Huang
  • Publication number: 20190322741
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for using bispecific binding molecules that possess a binding site specific for an epitope of CD32B and a binding site specific for an epitope of CD79B, and are thus capable of simultaneous binding to CD32B and CD79B. The invention particularly concerns such molecules that are bispecific antibodies or bispecific diabodies (and especially such diabodies that additionally comprise an Fc Domain). The invention is directed to the use of such molecules, and to the use of pharmaceutical compositions that contain such molecules in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Chen, Paul A. Moore, Naimish Bharat Pandya, Ezio Bonvini, Jon Marc Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190270813
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to bi-specific monovalent diabodies that comprise an immunoglobulin Fc Domain (“bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies”) and are composed of three polypeptide chains and which possess at least one binding site specific for an epitope of CD32B and one binding site specific for an epitope of CD79b (i.e., a “CD32B×CD79b bi-specific monovalent Fc diabody”). The bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies of the present invention are capable of simultaneous binding to CD32B and CD79b. The invention is directed to such compositions, to pharmaceutical compositions that contain such bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies and to methods for their use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or conditions, and in particular, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and graft vs. host disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Ling Huang, Kalpana Shah, Ezio Bonvini, Paul A. Moore, Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20190233539
    Abstract: This invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind HER2/neu, and particularly chimeric 4D5 antibodies to HER2/neu, which have reduced glycosylation as compared to known 4D5 antibodies. The invention also relates to methods of using the 4D5 antibodies and compositions comprising them in the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, and infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Ling Huang, Nadine Tuaillon, Ezio Bonvini
  • Publication number: 20190218288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies or fragments thereof that specifically bind Fc?RIIB, particularly human Fc?RIIB, with greater affinity than the antibodies or fragments thereof bind Fc?RIIA, particularly human Fc?RIIA. The present invention also provides the use of an anti-Fc?RIIB antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, as a single agent therapy for the treatment, prevention, management, or amelioration of a cancer, preferably a B-cell malignancy, particularly, B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, an autoimmune disorder, an inflammatory disorder, an IgE-mediated allergic disorder, or one or more symptoms thereof. The invention provides methods of enhancing the therapeutic effect of therapeutic antibodies by administering the antibodies of the invention to enhance the effector function of the therapeutic antibodies. The invention also provides methods of enhancing efficacy of a vaccine composition by administering the antibodies of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Ling Huang, Robyn Gerena
  • Patent number: 10344092
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to bi-specific monovalent diabodies that comprise an immunoglobulin Fc Domain (“bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies”) and are composed of three polypeptide chains and which possess at least one binding site specific for an epitope of CD32B and one binding site specific for an epitope of CD79b (i.e., a “CD32B×CD79b bi-specific monovalent Fc diabody”). The bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies of the present invention are capable of simultaneous binding to CD32B and CD79b. The invention is directed to such compositions, to pharmaceutical compositions that contain such bi-specific monovalent Fc diabodies and to methods for their use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or conditions, and in particular, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and graft vs. host disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Ling Huang, Kalpana Shah, Ezio Bonvini, Paul A. Moore, Wei Chen
  • Publication number: 20190169292
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to bi-specific diabodies that comprise two or more polypeptide chains and which possess at least one Epitope-Binding Site that is immunospecific for an epitope of PD-1 and at least one Epitope-Binding Site that is immunospecific for an epitope of LAG-3 (i.e., a “PD-1×LAG-3 bi-specific diabody”). More preferably, the present invention is directed to bi-specific diabodies that comprise four polypeptide chains and which possess two Epitope-Binding Sites that are immunospecific for one (or two) epitope(s) of PD-1 and two Epitope-Binding Site that are immunospecific for one (or two) epitope(s) of LAG-3 (i.e., a “PD-1×LAG-3 bi-specific, tetra-valent diabody”). The present invention also is directed to such diabodies that additionally comprise an immunoglobulin Fc Domain (“bi-specific Fc diabodies and bi-specific, tetra-valent, Fc diabodies”).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezio Bonvini, Leslie S. Johnson, Kalpana Shah, Ross La Motte-Mohs, Paul A. Moore, Scott Koenig
  • Publication number: 20190161548
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to bispecific molecules (e.g., diabodies, bispecific antibodies, trivalent binding molecules, etc.) that possess at least one epitope-binding site that is immunospecific for an epitope of PD-1 and at least one epitope-binding site that is immunospecific for an epitope of CTLA-4 (i.e., a “PD-1×CTLA-4 bispecific molecule”). The PD-1×CTLA-4 bispecific molecules of the present invention are capable of simultaneously binding to PD-1 and to CTLA-4, particularly as such molecules are arrayed on the surfaces of human cells. The invention is directed to pharmaceutical compositions that contain such PD-1×CTLA-4 bispecific molecules, and to methods involving the use of such bispecific molecules in the treatment of cancer and other diseases and conditions. The present invention also pertains to methods of using such PD-1×CTLA-4 bispecific molecules to stimulate an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Gurunadh Reddy Chichili, Kalpana Shah, Ross La Motte-Mohs, Paul A. Moore, Ezio Bonvini, Scott Koenig
  • Patent number: 10280231
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to compounds specific for IL23A and BAFF, compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of use thereof. Nucleic acids, cells, and methods of production related to the compounds and compositions are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignees: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sanjaya Singh, Qi Pan, Rachel Rebecca Barrett, Leslie S. Johnson, Pankaj Gupta, Sarah Low, Haixia Wu
  • Publication number: 20190127467
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to selected anti-PD-1 antibodies capable of binding to both cynomolgus monkey PD-1 and to human PD-1: PD-1 mAb 1, PD-1 mAb 2, PD-1 mAb 3, PD-1 mAb 4, PD-1 mAb 5, PD-1 mAb 6, PD-1 mAb 7, PD-1 mAb 8, PD-1 mAb 9, PD-1 mAb 10, PD-1 mAb 11, PD-1 mAb 12, PD-1 mAb 13, PD-1 mAb 14, or PD-1 mAb 15, and to humanized and chimeric versions of such antibodies. The invention additionally pertains to PD-1-binding molecules that comprise PD-1 binding fragments of such anti-PD-1 antibodies, immunocongugates, and to bispecific molecules, including diabodies, BiTEs, bispecific antibodies, etc., that comprise (i) such PD-1-binding fragments, and (ii) a domain capable of binding an epitope of a molecule involved in regulating an immune check point present on the surface of an immune cells. The present invention also pertains to methods of using molecules that bind PD-1 for stimulating immune responses, as well as methods of detecting PD-1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kalpana Shah, Douglas H. Smith, Ross La Motte-Mohs, Leslie S. Johnson, Paul A. Moore, Ezio Bonvini, Scott Koenig
  • Publication number: 20190092859
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to diabody molecules and uses thereof in the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders, including immunological disorders, infectious disease, intoxication and cancers. The diabody molecules of the invention comprise two polypeptide chains that associate to form at least two epitope binding sites, which may recognize the same or different epitopes on the same or differing antigens. Additionally, the antigens may be from the same or different molecules. The individual polypeptide chains of the diabody molecule may be covalently bound through non-peptide bond covalent bonds, such as, but not limited to, disulfide bonding of cysteine residues located within each polypeptide chain. In particular embodiments, the diabody molecules of the present invention further comprise an Fc region, which allows antibody-like functionality to engineered into the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Ling Huang
  • Publication number: 20190092860
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to diabody molecules and uses thereof in the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders, including immunological disorders, infectious disease, intoxication and cancers. The diabody molecules of the invention comprise two polypeptide chains that associate to form at least two epitope binding sites, which may recognize the same or different epitopes on the same or differing antigens. Additionally, the antigens may be from the same or different molecules. The individual polypeptide chains of the diabody molecule may be covalently bound through non-peptide bond covalent bonds, such as, but not limited to, disulfide bonding of cysteine residues located within each polypeptide chain. In particular embodiments, the diabody molecules of the present invention further comprise an Fc region, which allows antibody-like functionality to engineered into the molecule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Ling Huang
  • Publication number: 20190085075
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to the anti-LAG-3 antibodies, LAG-3 mAb 1, LAG-3 mAb 2, LAG-3 mAb 4, LAG-3 mAb 5, and LAG-3 mAb 6, and to humanized and chimeric versions of such antibodies. The invention additionally pertains to LAG-3-binding molecules that comprise LAG-3 binding fragments of such anti-LAG-3 antibodies, immunocongugates, and to bispecific molecules, including diabodies, BiTEs, bispecific antibodies, etc., that comprise (i) such LAG-3-binding fragments, and (ii) a domain capable of binding an epitope of a molecule involved in regulating an immune check point present on the surface of an immune cells. The present invention also pertains to methods of detecting LAG-3, as well as methods of using molecules that bind LAG-3 for stimulating immune responses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ross La Motte-Mohs, Kalpana Shah, Douglas H. Smith, Leslie S. Johnson, Paul A. Moore, Ezio Bonvini, Scott Koenig
  • Publication number: 20190040135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to CD3-binding molecules capable of binding to human and non-human CD3, and in particular to such molecules that are cross-reactive with CD3 of a non-human mammal (e.g., a cynomolgus monkey). The invention also pertains to uses of such antibodies and antigen-binding fragments in the treatment of cancer, autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases and other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Huang, Leslie S. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20190010243
    Abstract: This invention relates to antibodies with altered binding to FcRn, and particularly antibodies having enhanced binding to FcRn and/or enhanced serum half-lives. The invention also relates to methods of using the antibodies and compositions comprising them in the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, and infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventor: Sergey Gorlatov
  • Publication number: 20190002563
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to B7-H3×CD3 bispecific monovalent diabodies, and particularly, to B7-H3×CD3 bispecific monovalent Fc diabodies, that are capable of simultaneous binding to B7-H3 and CD3. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions that contain such bispecific monovalent Fc diabodies. The invention is additionally directed to methods for the use of such diabodies in the treatment of cancer and other diseases and conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Paul A. Moore, Ezio Bonvini, Ling Huang, Kalpana Shah, Ralph Alderson, Gurunadh Reddy Chichili
  • Publication number: 20180371104
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a polypeptide (for example, an antigen-binding molecule) that comprises a polypeptide portion of a deimmunized serum-binding protein capable of binding to said serum protein. The presence of the serum-binding protein extends the serum half-life of the polypeptide, relative to the serum half-life of the polypeptide if lacking the polypeptide portion of the deimmunized serum-binding protein. The invention also pertains to methods and uses that employ such molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezio Bonvini, Bhaswati Barat, Ling Huang, Leslie S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10160806
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to bi-specific diabodies that comprise two or more polypeptide chains and which possess at least one Epitope-Binding Site that is immunospecific for an epitope of PD-1 and at least one Epitope-Binding Site that is immunospecific for an epitope of LAG-3 (i.e., a “PD-I×LAG-3 bi-specific diabody”). More preferably, the present invention is directed to bi-specific diabodies that comprise four polypeptide chains and which possess two Epitope-Binding Sites that are immunospecific for one (or two) epitope(s) of PD-1 and two Epitope-Binding Site that are immunospecific for one (or two) epitope(s) of LAG-3 (i.e., a “PD-1×LAG-3 bi-specific, tetra-valent diabody”).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ezio Bonvini, Leslie S. Johnson, Kalpana Shah, Ross La Motte-Mohs, Paul A. Moore, Scott Koenig
  • Patent number: 10150812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to CD3-binding molecules capable of binding to human and non-human CD3, and in particular to such molecules that are cross-reactive with CD3 of a non-human mammal (e.g., a cynomolgus monkey). The invention also pertains to uses of such antibodies and antigen-binding fragments in the treatment of cancer, autoimmune and/or inflammatory diseases and other conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ling Huang, Leslie S. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10131713
    Abstract: This invention relates to antibodies that specifically bind HER2/neu, and particularly chimeric 4D5 antibodies to HER2/neu, which have reduced glycosylation as compared to known 4D5 antibodies. The invention also relates to methods of using the 4D5 antibodies and compositions comprising them in the diagnosis, prognosis and therapy of diseases such as cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders, and infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: MacroGenics, Inc.
    Inventors: Leslie S. Johnson, Ling Huang, Nadine Tuaillon, Ezio Bonvini