Patents Assigned to Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
  • Patent number: 12240867
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of Formula (I) act as arginase inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for arginase-related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Abdelghani Abe Achab, Matthew L. Childers, Jared N. Cumming, Symon Gathiaka, Charles A. Lesburg, Derun Li, Min Lu, Matthew J. Mitcheltree, Anandan Palani, Rachel L. Palte, Hongjun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250064924
    Abstract: The present invention relates to anti-TIGIT antibodies, as well as use of these antibodies in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and infectious disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Sybil M. G. Williams, Drake LaFace, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Gopalan Raghunathan, Linda Liang, Wolfgang Seghezzi
  • Publication number: 20250067752
    Abstract: The present invention provides lyophilized pellets of low concentrations of antibodies in the form of lyospheres. These lyospheres provide pre-measured antibody concentrations suitable for diagnostic and quality control assays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Akhilesh Bhambhani, Thorsten Verch, Morrisa C. Jones, Mary Retzlaff, Jessica R. Sinacola, Silikhone L. Bouaraphan
  • Publication number: 20250066323
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compounds of Formula I: and their use as anti-viral agents for inhibition of the replication of hRSV and hMPV and treatment and prophylaxis of hRSV and hMPV infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2024
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Brett R. Ambler, Douglas C. Beshore, Christopher James Bungard, Weizhe Dong, Danielle M. Hurzy, Peter J. Manley, Vanessa L. Rada, II, Kelly-Ann S. Schlegel, Linda M. Suen-Lai, Mahdieh Yazdani
  • Publication number: 20250066379
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating malaria comprising administration of compounds of Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also provided are uses of the compounds of Formula (I), as defined herein, for inhibiting plasmepsin X, plasmepsin IX or plasmepsin X and IX activity, for treating a Plasmodium infection, and for treating malaria. Also provided are methods of treatment further comprising administration of one or more additional anti-malarial compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: February 27, 2025
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, MSD R&D (China) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: John A. McCauley, Manuel De Lera Ruiz, Zhuyan Guo, Philippe Nantermet, Michael J. Kelly, III, Alvaro Gutierrez Bonet, Lianyun Zhao, Zhiyu Lei, Bin Hu, Dongmei Zhan, Anthony Hodder
  • Patent number: 12234265
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to stable RSV F proteins and immunogenic compositions containing the same, as well as methods of using the immunogenic compositions and compositions comprising the RSV F proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Lan Zhang, Arthur Fridman, Eberhard Durr, Andrew Bett
  • Publication number: 20250059220
    Abstract: Provided are novel Substituted Thiophene Derivatives of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R7 are as defined herein, as well as compositions comprising at least one Substituted Thiophene Derivative, and methods of using the Substituted Thiophene Derivatives for treating or preventing cancer in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: David A. Candito, Matthew L. Childers, Duane E. DeMong, Christian Fischer, Xavier Fradera, James P. Jewell, Shuhei Kawamura, Ping Liu, Charles S. Yeung, Xiao Mei Zheng, Kaitlyn Marie Logan, Ryan D. Otte, Chunhui Huang, Sebastian E. Schneider
  • Patent number: 12227536
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel anhydrate crystalline Forms 1 and 4 of 4?-Ethynyl-2-fluoro-2?-deoxyadenosine and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, each of which may be useful for the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, the treatment or prophylaxis of HIV infection and/or the treatment, prophylaxis and/or delay in the onset or progression of AIDS or ARC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Skomski, Yongchao Su, Wei Xu, Marko Cubrovic, Stephanie Elizabeth Barrett
  • Publication number: 20250051416
    Abstract: Insulin dimers and insulin analog dimers that act as partial agonists at the insulin receptor are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Danqing Feng, Pei Huo, Ahmet Kekec, Songnian Lin, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Lin Yan
  • Publication number: 20250051434
    Abstract: Monovalent IL-12 heterodimeric Fc proteins that display attenuated potency at the IL-12 receptor compared to wild-type IL-12 and have an extended half-life compared to wild-type IL-12 are described. The monovalent heterodimeric IL-12 heterodimeric Fc proteins comprise a heterodimer comprising an IL-12p35 subunit first Fc domain fusion protein and an IL-p40 subunit second Fc domain fusion protein IL-12 and Fc domains wherein the first and second Fc domains comprise modifications that facilitate heterodimerization of the first Fc domain to the second Fc domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Mehabaw Getahun Derebe, Ghassan N. Fayad, Veronica M. Juan, Mike Lee, Ji Hea Park, Piyali Saha, Fan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20250051341
    Abstract: Provided are novel Pyrazolopyrimidine Derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein. Also provided are compositions comprising at least one Pyrazolopyrimidine Derivative, and methods of using the Pyrazolopyrimidine Derivatives for treating or preventing a herpesvirus infection in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Publication date: February 13, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Kira A. Armacost, Andrew J. Cooke, Christopher Douglas Cox, Brendan M. Crowley, Marc A. Labroli, Michael A. Plotkin, Izzat T. Raheem, Kelly-Ann S. Schlegel, Anthony W. Shaw, David M. Tellers
  • Patent number: 12220408
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura, comprising the administration of ubrogepant. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods for the acute treatment of migraine in patients having hepatic impairment; in patients with renal impairment; and in patients concurrently taking CYP3A4 modulators or BCRP and/or P-gp only inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Mary Ann Johnson, Leonardo R. Allain, W. Mark Eickhoff, Craig B. Ikeda, Chad D. Brown, Francis J. Flanagan, Jr., Rebecca Nofsinger, Melanie J. Marota, Lisa Lupton, Paresh B. Patel, Hanmi Xi, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20250041428
    Abstract: The present invention provides a number of process improvements related to the conjugation of capsular polysaccharides from Streptococcus pneumoniae to a carrier protein. These processes are serotype specific and include acid hydrolysis, addition of sodium chloride to the reductive amination reaction, and addition of sucrose to dissolve polysaccharides. Polysaccharide-protein conjugates prepared using the processes of the invention can be included in multivalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Patrick McHugh, Janelle Konietzko
  • Publication number: 20250044295
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are biomarkers that correlate with responses to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy. A biomarker that can differentiate responders from non-responders to this combination therapy can potentially be used to select human subjects who have a higher probability to benefit from such a combination therapy. In one embodiment, a combined positive score (CPS) for PD-L 1 expression in a tumor sample from a human subject is used as a biomarker to differentiate a responder from a non-responder to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy. In another embodiment, a T-cell-inflamed gene expression profile (TcellinfGEP) score is used as a biomarker to differentiate a responder from a non-responder to an anti-ILT4 and anti-PD-1 combination therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Allison Altura, Jared Lunceford, Julia F. Markensohn, Leah Suttner, Douglas C. Wilson
  • Patent number: 12215116
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of Formula I act as arginase inhibitors and can be useful in preventing, treating or acting as a remedial agent for arginase-related diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Abdelghani Abe Achab, Matthew L. Childers, Jared N. Cumming, Christian Fischer, Symon Gathiaka, Hakan Gunaydin, Charles A. Lesburg, Derun Li, Min Lu, Anandan Palani, Rachel L. Palte, Qinglin Pu, David L. Sloman, Sung-Sau So, Chunrui Sun, Hongjun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12215101
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to pro drugs of 2-methyl-N-((5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)methyl)-6-(((1S,2S)-2-(5-methylpyridin-2-yl)cyclopropyl)methoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of central nervous system disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 10 (PDE10). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating neurological and psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, psychosis or Huntington's disease, and those associated with striatal hypofunction or basal ganglia dysfunction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Sachin Mittal, Jason W. Skudlarek, Izzat T. Raheem
  • Publication number: 20250034258
    Abstract: The invention relates, in part, to single domain antibody constructs. In particular, the invention relates, in part, to single domain antibody constructs that include a non-blocking ?-PDL1 VHH that would provide minimal disruption of the PD-1/?PD-L1 binding interaction. The invention further relates to a method for detecting cell-cell interactions using the VHH sequences provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Edward P. Bowman, Olugbeminiyi O. Fadeyi, Rob C. Oslund
  • Publication number: 20250034211
    Abstract: The crosslinked peptidomimetic macrocycles disclosed herein comprise an alkene or alkyne staple and a poly-amino acid C-terminal tail. These crosslinked peptidomimetic macrocycles have improved binding to MDM2 and MDMX (aka MDM4), are protease resistant, cell permeable without inducing membrane disruption, and intracellularly activate p53 by binding MDM2 and MDMX thereby antagonizing MDM2 and MDMX binding to p53. These peptidomimetic macrocycles may be useful in anticancer therapies, particularly in combination with chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, MSD International GmbH, Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Hubert Josien, Arun Chandramohan, Charles William Johannes, Christopher J. Brown, Srinivasaraghavan Kannan, Anthony William Partridge, Chandra Shekhar Verma, Lin Yan, Tsz Ying Yuen
  • Patent number: 12209145
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, or a salt thereof: where A, B, D, X, R1, R2 and R8 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Harold B. Wood, Hubert B. Josien, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Ling Tong, Abbas M. Walji, Anilkumar G. Nair, Fa-Xiang Ding, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Chengwei Wu, Yusheng Xiong, Sookhee Nicole Ha, Jian Liu, Sobhana Babu Boga
  • Patent number: 12208135
    Abstract: The present invention relates to formulations of dengue virus vaccine comprising at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric flavivirus, a buffer, a sugar, a cellulose derivative, a glycol or sugar alcohol, optionally an alkali or alkaline salt and an amino acid; and formulations of dengue virus vaccine comprising at least one live, attenuated dengue virus or live, attenuated chimeric flavivirus, a buffer, a sugar of at least 150 mg/ml, a carrier, and optionally an alkali or alkaline salt and an amino acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2025
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Michael S. Ryan, Sherrie-Ann P. Martin, Morrisa Jones, Justin Stanbro, Akhilesh Bhambhani, Jeffrey Thomas Blue, Heidi Joanne Pixley, Erin J. Green-Trexler, Lynne Ann Isopi