Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula I that are useful as modulators of ?7 nAChR, compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds for preventing, treating, or ameliorating disease, particularly disorders of the central nervous system such as cognitive impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia, as well as for L-DOPA induced-dyskinesia and inflammation
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 5, 2021
Publication date:
July 1, 2021
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Brendan M. Crowley, Ian M. Bell, Andrew John Harvey, Brian T. Campbell, Thomas J. Greshock, Vanessa L. Rada
Abstract: Methods for display of recombinant whole immunoglobulins or immunoglobulin libraries on the surface of eukaryote host cells, including yeast and filamentous fungi, are described. The methods are useful for screening libraries of recombinant immunoglobulins in eukaryote host cells to identify immunoglobulins that are specific for an antigen of interest.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 3, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2021
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Bianka Prinz, Natarajan Sethuraman, Dongxing Zha, Stefan Wildt, Piotr Bobrowicz
Abstract: The present invention includes antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to human or cynomolgous monkey LAG3 as well as immunoglobulin chains thereof and polynucleotides encoding the same along with injection devices comprising such antibodies or fragments. Vaccines including such antibodies and fragments as well as compositions comprising the antibodies and fragments (e.g., including anti-PD1 antibodies) are included in the invention. Methods for treating or preventing cancer or infection using such compositions are also provided. In addition, methods for recombinant expression of the antibodies and fragments are part of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 13, 2016
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2021
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Rene De Waal Malefyt, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Linda Liang
Abstract: The present invention is directed to 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds that are antagonists of A2A receptor. The present invention is also directed to uses of the 2,2-difluorodioxolo compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological disorders and diseases in which A2A receptor are involved. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to uses of these pharmaceutical compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which A2A receptors are involved.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 25, 2014
Date of Patent:
June 29, 2021
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Ali Amjad, Gioconda V. Gallo, Timothy J. Henderson, Rongze Kuang, Yeon-Hee Lim, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Edward Metzger, Manuel de Lera Ruiz, Andrew Stamford, Paul Tempest, Brent Whitehead, Heping Wu
Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted certain reversed indazolyl-spiro[2.2]pentane-carbonitrile derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein, which are potent inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase and may be useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the LRRK2 kinase is involved, such as Parkinson's Disease and other diseases and disorders described herein. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which LRRK-2 kinase is involved.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 8, 2018
Publication date:
June 24, 2021
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
David Annunziato Candito, Thomas H. Graham, John Acton, Ryan Wing-Kun Chau, Joanna L. Chen, J. Michael Ellis, Peter H. Fuller, Anmol Gulati, Hakan Gunaydin, Solomon Kattar, Mitchell Henry Keylor, Blair T. Lapointe, Ping Liu, Weiguo Liu, Joey L. Methot, Santhosh F. Neelamkavil, Vladimir Simov, Ling Tong, Harold B. Wood
Abstract: The present invention relates to purified compositions of enteroviruses, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and a glutathione affinity chromatography process for the purification of enteroviruses.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 17, 2020
Publication date:
June 24, 2021
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Erik M. Curtis, Spyridon Konstantinidis, Murphy Poplyk, Andrew Ryan Swartz, Marc D. Wenger
Abstract: The present invention relates to monoclonal antibodies which have high anti-RSV neutralizing titers. The invention further provides for isolated nucleic acids encoding the antibodies of the invention and host cells transformed therewith. The invention yet further provides for diagnostic, prophylactic and therapeutic methods employing the antibodies and nucleic acids of the invention, particularly as a passive immunotherapy agent in infants and the elderly.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 8, 2020
Publication date:
June 24, 2021
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Kalpit A. Vora, Kara S. Cox, Aimin Tang, Zhifeng Chen, Daniel DiStefano, Lan Zhang, Hua-Poo Su
Abstract: This invention relates to novel implant drug delivery systems for long-acting delivery of antiviral drugs. These compositions are useful for the treatment or prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 5, 2021
Publication date:
June 24, 2021
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Stephanie Elizabeth Barrett, Marian E. Gindy, Li Li, Seth P. Forster, Ryan S. Teller
Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted certain reversed indazole compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1A, R1B, X, Y, RZ and R2 are as defined herein, which are potent inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the LRRK2 kinase is involved, such as Parkinson's Disease and other diseases and disorders described herein. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which LRRK-2 kinase is involved.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 8, 2018
Publication date:
June 24, 2021
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
John Acton, David Annunziato Candito, J. Michael Ellis, Peter H. Fuller, Hakan Gunaydin, Blair T. Lapointe, Weiguo Liu, Joey L. Methot, Santhosh F. Neelamkavil, Barbara Pio, Vladimir Simov, Harold B. Wood
Abstract: An insulin conjugate comprising or consisting of a tri-valent sugar cluster is described. In particular aspects, the insulin conjugate displays a pharmacokinetic (PK) and/or pharmacodynamic (PD) profile that is responsive to the systemic concentrations of a saccharide such as glucose or alpha-methylmannose even when administered to a subject in need thereof in the absence of an exogenous multivalent saccharide-binding molecule such as Con A.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 19, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 22, 2021
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Danqing Feng, Pei Huo, Ahmet Kekec, Songnian Lin, Christopher R. Moyes, Ravi Nargund, Brenda Pipik, Dmitri A. Pissarnitski, Lin Yan, Yuping Zhu
Abstract: The present invention is directed carbocyclic nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors compounds of Formula I and their use in the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase, the prophylaxis of infection by HIV, the treatment of infection by HIV, and the prophylaxis, treatment, and delay in the onset or progression of AIDS and/or ARC.
Abstract: The invention pertains to a kit for assembling a disposable applicator for inserting an implant, in particular a rod-like implant containing an active substance, under the skin of a human or animal, the kit comprising a first component, in turn comprising a main housing part providing a handle for grasping and maneuvering the applicator, a cannula, and a cannula holder mounted in the main housing part, the main housing part having an opening which allows introduction of an implant into the proximal end of the cannula or the cannula holder, and, a second component for closing said opening, in turn comprising a second housing part and a rod attached to or forming an integral whole with the second housing part and mountable inside the cannula or the cannula holder.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 5, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 22, 2021
Assignee:
MERCK SHARP & DOHME B.V.
Inventors:
Dennis Cornelis Franciscus Beelen, Martin Van Harmelen, Robertus Theodoor Maria Moormann, Maurice Petrus Wilhelmus Tak
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (I). Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 29, 2018
Publication date:
June 17, 2021
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Yongqi Deng, Abdelghani Achab, Bridget A. Becker, David Jonathan Bennett, Indu Bharathan, Xavier Fradera, Craig Gibeau, Yongxin Han, Derun Li, Kun Liu, Qinglin Pu, Sulagna Sanyal, David Sloman, Wensheng Yu, Hongjun Zhang
Abstract: The invention is related to multivalent immunogenic compositions comprising more than one S. pneumoniae polysaccharide protein conjugates, wherein each of the conjugates comprises a polysaccharide from an S. pneumoniae serotype conjugated to a carrier protein, wherein the serotypes of S. pneumoniae are as defined herein. In some embodiments, at least one of the polysaccharide protein conjugates is formed by a conjugation reaction comprising an aprotic solvent. In further embodiments, each of the polysaccharide protein conjugates is formed by a conjugation reaction comprising an aprotic solvent. Also provided are methods for inducing a protective immune response in a human patient comprising administering the multivalent immunogenic compositions of the invention to the patient. The multivalent immunogenic compositions are useful for providing protection against S. pneumoniae infection and diseases caused by S. pneumoniae.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 4, 2018
Publication date:
June 17, 2021
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
William J. Smith, Patrick McHugh, Michael Albert Winters, Julie M. Skinner, Jian He, Luwy Musey, Chitrananda Abeygunawardana, Yadong Adam Cui, Michael J. Kosinski
Abstract: The present disclosure provides conjugates which comprise an insulin molecule conjugated via a conjugate framework to one or more separate ligands that include a first saccharide, and wherein the conjugate framework also comprises a fatty chain (e.g., a C8-30 fatty chain). In certain embodiments, a conjugate is characterized in that, when the conjugate is administered to a mammal, at least one pharmacokinetic (PK) and/or pharmacodynamic (PD) property of the conjugate is sensitive to serum concentration of a second saccharide. In certain embodiments, a conjugate is also characterized by having a protracted PK profile. Exemplary conjugates and sustained release formulations are provided in addition to methods of use and preparation.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 13, 2018
Publication date:
June 17, 2021
Applicants:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., SmartCells, Inc.
Inventors:
Lin Yan, Pei Huo, Ahmet Kekec, Yuping Zhu, Dmitri Pissarnitski, Danqing D. Feng, Chris Moyes, Zhiqiang Zhao, David N. Hunter, Songnian Lin, Thomas M. Lancaster, Benjamin Chen
Abstract: A composition comprising (S)—N-(3-(6-isopropoxypyridin-3-yl)-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(2-(4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)phenyl)-3,6-dihydropyridin-1(2H)-yl)-2-oxoethyl)-3-(methylthio)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide and hypromellose acetate succinate for pharmaceutical preparations, especially capsule preparations.
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are uses of the compounds disclosed herein in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a compound disclosed herein. Further disclosed herein are uses of the compositions in the potential treatment or prevention of an IDO-associated disease or disorder.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 23, 2018
Date of Patent:
June 15, 2021
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Liangqin Guo, Yongxin Han, Kun Liu, Shuwen He, Joseph Kozlowski, Ravi Nargund, Wensheng Yu, Hongjun Zhang, Qinglin Pu, Derun Li, Abdelghani Achab, Guoqing Li
Abstract: The present invention is directed to pyrazolopyrimidine compounds of the general structural formula I: which may be useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disorders associated with phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9). The present invention also relates to the use of such compounds for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, such as hypertension, chronic kidney disease and heart failure, and 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:
October 31, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 8, 2021
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Ashok Arasappan, Jason M. Cox, John S. Debenham, Zahid Hussain, Derun Li, Dongfang Meng, Subharekha Raghavan
Abstract: Approaches for the automatic segmentation of magnetic resonance (MR) images. Machine learning models segment images to identify image features in consecutive frames at different levels of resolution. A neural network block is applied to groups of MR images to produce primary feature maps at two or more levels of resolution. The images in a given group of MR images may correspond to a cycle and have a temporal order. A second RNN block is applied to the primary feature maps to produce two or more output tensors at corresponding levels of resolution. A segmentation block is applied to the two or more output tensors to produce a probability map for the MR images. The first neural network block may be a convolutional neural network (CNN) block. The second neural network block may be a convolutional long short-term (LSTM) block.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 30, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 8, 2021
Assignees:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., MSD International GmbH
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I) that are useful as modulators of ?7 nAChR, compositions comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds for preventing, treating, or ameliorating disease, particularly disorders of the central nervous system such as cognitive impairments in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and schizophrenia, as well as for L-DOPA induced-dyskinesia and inflammation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 30, 2017
Date of Patent:
June 8, 2021
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Inventors:
Brendan M. Crowley, Ian M. Bell, Andrew John Harvey, Brian T. Campbell, Thomas J. Greshock, Vanessa L. Rada