Patents Assigned to Medarex
  • Patent number: 8758757
    Abstract: Humanized monoclonal antibodies which bind to IFNAR-1, and related antibody-based compositions and molecules, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the humanized antibodies and therapeutic and diagnostic methods for using the humanized antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Josephine M. Cardarelli, Tseng-hui Timothy Chen, David King, Christopher R. Bebbington, Sarah Lee Pogue, Francis J. Carr, Stephen Williams
  • Publication number: 20140134180
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to O8E with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods for treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: MEDAREX, L.L.C.
    Inventors: ALAN J. KORMAN, MARK J. SELBY, LI-SHENG LU, ALISON J. WITTE, HAICHUN HUANG
  • Patent number: 8722870
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated anti-interferon alpha monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that inhibit the biological activity of multiple interferon (IFN) alpha subtypes but do not substantially inhibit the biological activity of IFN alpha 21 or the biological activity of either IFN beta or IFN omega. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting the biological activity of IFN alpha using the antibodies of the invention, as well as methods of treating disease or disorders mediated by IFN alpha, such as autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection and graft versus host disease, by administering the antibodies of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alison J. Witte, Denise Williams, Josephine M. Cardarelli, David King, David B. Passmore
  • Publication number: 20140120614
    Abstract: Antibodies that specifically bind to toxins of C. difficile, antigen binding portions thereof, and methods of making and using the antibodies and antigen binding portions thereof are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicants: MEDAREX, L.L.C., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Donna M. AMBROSINO, Gregory J. BABCOCK, Teresa BROERING, Robert GRAZIANO, Hector Javier HERNANDEZ, Israel LOWY, Robert MANDELL, Deborah MOLRINE, William D. THOMAS, JR., Hui-Fen ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8710203
    Abstract: Antibodies that interact with interleukin-1 receptor type 1 (IL-1R1) are described. Methods of treating IL-1 mediated diseases by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of antibodies to IL-1R1 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of IL-1R1 in a sample using antibodies to IL-1R1 are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignees: Amgen Inc., Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian Varnum, Chris Vezina, Alison Witte, Xueming Qian, Francis Hall Martin, Haichun Huang, Gary Elliot
  • Patent number: 8697847
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for purifying proteins. In particular, the methods employ a two-step non-affinity chromatography process without the use of an in-process tangential flow filtration step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alahari Arunakumari, Gisela M. Ferreira
  • Patent number: 8680247
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to Glypican-3 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding Glypican-3 antibodies, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the Glypican-3 antibodies are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the Glypican-3 antibodies are also provided. Methods for detecting Glypican-3, as well as methods for treating various Glypican-3-related conditions, including hepatocellular cancer, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jonathan Alexander Terrett, Li-Sheng Lu, Haichun Huang, Dapeng Yao, Chin Pan, Heidi Leblanc, Timothy Sproul, Mark Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8664407
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides drug-ligand conjugates that are potent cytotoxins and include a linker between the drug and ligand where the linker has a single amino acid. The disclosure is also directed to compositions containing the drug-ligand conjugates, and to methods of treatment using them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Medarex, LLC
    Inventors: Liang Chen, Sanjeev Gangwar, Vincent Guerlavais, Nils Lonberg, Qian Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140039164
    Abstract: Antibodies that interact with interleukin-1 receptor type 1 (IL-1R1) are described. Methods of treating IL-1 mediated diseases by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of antibodies to IL-1R1 are described. Methods of detecting the amount of IL-1R1 in a sample using antibodies to IL-1R1 are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicants: Medarex, Inc., Amgen Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Varnum, Chris Vezina, Alison Witte, Xueming Qian, Francis Hall Martin, Haichun Huang, Gary Elliott
  • Publication number: 20140017255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binding compounds specific for BTLA and uses thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to fully human antibodies that recognize human BTLA and modulate its activity in cancer, inflammatory, and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: MEDAREX, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jennifer Marie MATARAZA, Andrea VAN ELSAS, Alan J. KORMAN, Edward L. HALK, Kent B. THUDIUM, Mark J. SELBY, Timothy W. SPROUL, Heidi N. LEBLANC
  • Publication number: 20140004127
    Abstract: This invention provides antibodies that interact with or bind to human interferon-gamma (IFN-?) and methods for treating IFN-? mediated diseases by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of antibodies to IFN-?. Methods of detecting the amount of IFN-? in a sample using antibodies to IFN-? are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicants: MEDAREX, INC., AMGEN INC.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Welcher, Hilary T. Chute, Yue-Sheng Li, Haichun Huang
  • Patent number: 8609111
    Abstract: Antibodies that specifically bind to toxins of C. difficile, antigen binding portions thereof, and methods of making and using the antibodies and antigen binding portions thereof are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: University of Massachusetts, Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Donna M. Ambrosino, Gregory J. Babcock, Teresa Broering, Robert Graziano, Hector Javier Hernandez, Israel Lowy, Robert Mandell, Deborah Molrine, William D. Thomas, Jr., Hui-Fen Zhang
  • Patent number: 8609816
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to O8E with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods for treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alan J. Korman, Mark J. Selby, Li-Sheng Lu, Alison Witte, Haichun Huang
  • Patent number: 8580247
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the anti-tumor response in a mammal. More particularly, the invention is concerned with combinations comprising a cytokine-secreting cell and an anti-PD-1 antibody, and methods of administering the combination for enhanced immune response to tumor cells in a patient with a cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignees: Aduro GVAX Inc., Medarex, Inc.
    Inventors: Betty Li, Karin Jooss, Alan J. Korman
  • Patent number: 8580259
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to BTLA with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the disclosure are also provided. The disclosure also provides methods for detecting BTLA, as well as methods for treating various diseases, including cancer and infectious diseases, using anti-BTLA antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Medarex, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Alan Korman, Mark Selby, Kent B. Thuduim, Edward Halk, Mohan Srinivasan, David B. Passmore
  • Patent number: 8563694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binding compounds specific for BTLA and uses thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to fully human antibodies that recognize human BTLA and modulate its activity in cancer, inflammatory, and autoimmune disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignees: Medarex, Inc., N.V.Organon
    Inventors: Jennifer Marie Mataraza, Andrea Van Elsas, Alan J. Korman, Edward L. Halk, Kent B. Thudium, Mark Selby, Timothy W. Sproul, Heidi N. Leblanc
  • Publication number: 20130252327
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods relating to amplification and expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide of interest in recombinant cells, and cell lines and polypeptides produced from such methods. The methods disclosed herein permit the amplification of cell lines that express a polypeptide of interest in a relatively short period of time through the use of a bioreactor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Medarex, Inc.
    Inventors: Alahari Arunakumari, Xiao-Ping Dai, Haile Ghebramariam
  • Publication number: 20130254912
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated anti-interferon alpha monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that inhibit the biological activity of multiple interferon (IFN) alpha subtypes but do not substantially inhibit the biological activity of IFN alpha 21 or the biological activity of either IFN beta or IFN omega. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting the biological activity of IFN alpha using the antibodies of the invention, as well as methods of treating disease or disorders mediated by IFN alpha, such as autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection and graft versus host disease, by administering the antibodies of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Medarex, Inc.
    Inventors: Alison Witte, Denise Williams, Josephine M. Cardarelli, David King, David B. Passmore
  • Patent number: 8529893
    Abstract: This invention provides antibodies that interact with or bind to human interferon-gamma (IFN-?) and methods for treating IFN-? mediated diseases by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of antibodies to IFN-?. Methods of detecting the amount of IFN-? in a sample using antibodies to IFN-? are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignees: Amgen Inc., Medarex, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew A. Welcher, Hilary T. Chute, Yue-Sheng Li, Haichun Huang
  • Publication number: 20130230530
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies that specifically bind to CD22 with high affinity, particularly human monoclonal antibodies. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of this disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. Antibody-partner molecule conjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of this disclosure are also provided. This disclosure also provides methods for detecting CD22, as well as methods for treating various cancers and inflammatory and autoimmune disorders using an anti-CD22 antibody of this disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Medarex, Inc.
    Inventors: David John King, Alison Witte, Heidi N. Leblanc, Richard Theolis, Asna Masood, Mark Yamanaka, Kyra D. Zens, Sarah R. Reed, Tim Sproul, Chetana Rao-Naik, David Passmore, Dawn M. Tanamachi, Kristopher Toy