Patents Assigned to Merck Sharp
  • Publication number: 20180318426
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an insulin or insulin analog molecule covalently attached to at least one branched linker having a first arm and second arm, wherein the first arm is linked to a first ligand that includes a first saccharide and the second arm is linked to a second ligand that includes a second saccharide and wherein the first saccharide is fucose. The formulation is suitable for subcutaneous administration and provides a basal pharmacodynamic profile for the insulin oligosaccharide conjugate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Shuai Shi, Valentyn Antochshuk, Joseph Rizzo, Niels C. Kaarsholm
  • Publication number: 20180319804
    Abstract: Disclosed are the ERK inhibitors of formula (1): and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also disclosed are methods of treating cancer using the compounds of formula (I).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Jongwon Lim, Xianhai Huang, Ronald D. Ferguson, Wei Zhou, Christopher W. Boyce, Phieng Siliphaivanh, David J. Witter, Milana M. Maletic, Joseph A. Kozlowski, Kevin J. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20180318427
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an insulin or insulin analog molecule covalently attached to at least one branched linker having a first arm and second arm, wherein the first arm is linked to a first ligand that includes a first saccharide and the second arm is linked to a second ligand that includes a second saccharide and wherein the first saccharide is fucose suitable for parenteral or subcutaneous administration and which is suitable for use in controlling post-prandial glucose levels in an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Shuai Shi, Valentyn Antochshuk, Joseph Rizzo
  • Patent number: 10117836
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions comprising an extrudate or solid solution of a compound, or a salt thereof, of Formula I (API): Formula I, wherein “Ra” is independently H or —F, in a water-soluble polymer matrix which further comprises a disintegration system allowing a tablet made therefrom to rapidly disintegrate in the environment in which the API is to be released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Mary Ann Johnson, Leonardo Resende Allain, W. Mark Eickhoff, Craig B. Ikeda, Chad D. Brown, Francis J. Flanagan, Jr., Rebecca Nofsinger, Melanie Marota, Lisa Lupton, Paresh B. Patel, Hanmi Xi, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20180311172
    Abstract: The present invention provides a process for preparing enterically-coated lyospheres comprising a therapeutic agent comprising: a.) providing lyospheres comprising the therapeutic agent; b.) coating said lyospheres with an enteric polymer coating composition; and c.) isolating said enterically-coated lyospheres. In other embodiments, the invention provides dosage forms comprising a lyosphere comprising an effective amount of a therapeutic agent and an enteric polymer coating. In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent in the process or dosage form is a polypeptide, a protein, a peptide, a lipopeptide, a glycoprotein, a fusion protein, a protein conjugate, a cytokine, an enzyme, an antibody, an oligonucleotide, a vaccine vector, small molecule, a live virus, an inactivated virus, a virus-like particle, a viral protein subunit, an adjuvant, microbiome, a prebiotic, a probiotic, or an ectobiotic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Akhilesh Bhambhani, Robert K. Evans, Pranav Gupta, Ronald L. Smith, Donna M. Williams
  • Publication number: 20180311250
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) and stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of said compounds and said stereoisomers, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for using said compounds and compositions for treating or preventing thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. The compounds are selective Factor XIa inhibitors or dual inhibitors of Factor XIa and plasma kallikrein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Amjad Ali, Yeon-Hee Lim, Jiayi Xu, Wei Zhou
  • Publication number: 20180312499
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are antagonists of leukotriene B4 receptor 1 (BLT1) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the leukotriene B4 receptor 1 (BLT1). The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, lipid disorders, obesity, hypertension, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Satyanarayana Tummanapalli, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Kerrie Spencer
  • Publication number: 20180305768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to genetic markers whose expression is correlated with breast cancer. Specifically, the invention provides sets of markers whose expression patterns can be used to differentiate clinical conditions associated with breast cancer, such as the presence or absence of the estrogen receptor ESR1, and BRCA1 and sporadic tumors, and to provide information on the likelihood of tumor distant metastases within five years of initial diagnosis. The invention relates to methods of using these markers to distinguish these conditions. The invention also relates to kits containing ready-to-use microarrays and computer software for data analysis using the statistical methods disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicants: The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: HongYue Dai, Yudong He, Peter S. Linsley, Mao Mao, Christopher J. Roberts, Laura Johanna Van't Veer, Marc J. Van de Vijver, Rene Bernards, A.A. M. Hart
  • Publication number: 20180305352
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to tricyclic compounds of formula (I), (Ia) or (Ib) which are inhibitors of one or more mutant IDH enzymes. The present invention is also directed to uses of these tricyclic compounds in the potential treatment or prevention of cancers in which one or more mutant IDH enzymes are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: David J. Witter, Tesfaye Biftu, Purakkattle Biju, Stephane L. Bogen, Qingmei Hong, Chunhui Huang, Xianhai Huang, Bing Li, Min K. Park, David L. Sloman
  • Publication number: 20180305332
    Abstract: In its many embodiments, the present invention provides certain substituted bispiperidinyl compounds of the Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, L, R4, Q and R5 are as defined herein. The novel compounds of the invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising a compound thereof, are useful as Liver X-? receptor (LXR?) agonists, and may be useful for treating or preventing pathologies related thereto. Such pathologies include, but are not limited to, inflammatory diseases and diseases characterized by defects in cholesterol and lipid metabolism, such as Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Shawn J. Stachel, David Jonathan Bennett, Edward J. Brnardic, Nigel J. Liverton, Peter J. Manley, Zhaoyang Meng, Kausik K. Nanda, Michael T. Rudd, Jenny Wai
  • Publication number: 20180305366
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of the Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X, Y, Z, R1, R2, R4, Ra, and the subscripts m, p, and q are as described herein. The compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts can modulate the body's production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (“cGMP”), and are generally suitable for the therapy and prophylaxis of diseases which are associated with a disturbed cGMP balance. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of the abovementioned diseases and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Raphaelle Berger, Yi-Heng Chen, Guoqing Li, Joie Garfunkle, Hong-Dong Li, Shouwu Miao, Subharekha Raghavan, Cameron J. Smith, John Stelmach, Alan Whitehead, Rui Zhang, Yong Zhang, Jianmin Fu, Gang Ji, Falong Jiang
  • Publication number: 20180305342
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are antagonists of leukotriene B4 receptor 1 (BLT1) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the leukotriene B4 receptor 1 (BLT1). The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, lipid disorders, obesity, hypertension. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatoepatitis metabolic syndrome, atherosclerosis, and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Yongxin Han, Jongwon Lim, Satyanarayana Tummanapalli, Phieng Siliphaivanh, Kerrie Spencer
  • Patent number: 10106574
    Abstract: A class of polycyclic compounds of general formula (I), of general formula (I?), or of general formula (I?), wherein Base1, Base2, Y, Ya, Xa, Xa1, Xb, Xb1, Xc, Xc1, Xd, Xd1, R1, R1a, R2, R2a, R3, R4, R4a, R5, R6, R6a, R7, R7a, R8, and R8a are defined herein, that may be useful as inductors of type I interferon production, specifically as STING active agents, are provided. Also provided are processes for the synthesis and use of compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Michael D. Altman, Wonsuk Chang, Jared N. Cumming, Rui Liang, Jongwon Lim, Tony Siu, Benjamin Wesley Trotter, Quang T. Truong, Shawn P. Walsh
  • Patent number: 10106598
    Abstract: The present invention provides, in part, an antibody display system that simultaneously uses a secretion and a display mode. A bait complexed with a monovalent antibody fragment can be expressed on the surface of the host cell wherein the fragment may be assayed for antigen binding while full antibody is simultaneously secreted from the host cell. Methods of using the system for identifying antibodies that bind specifically to an antigen of interest are also provided. Polypeptides, polynucleotides and host cells useful for making the antibody display system are also provided along with methods of use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Dongxing Zha, Hussam Hisham Shaheen
  • Patent number: 10106541
    Abstract: The invention encompasses a novel process for making piperidinone carboxamide indane and azainane derivatives, which are CGRP receptor antagonists useful for the treatment of migraine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Frank Chen, Carmela Molinaro, W. Peter Wuelfing, Nobuyoshi Yasuda, Jianguo Yin, Yong-Li Zhong, Joseph Lynch, Teresa Andreani
  • Publication number: 20180298096
    Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to ILT4 (immunoglobulin-like transcript 4) and combinations thereof, e.g., with an anti-PD1 antibody. Also provided are methods of use thereof, for example, for treating or preventing cancer in a subject; and methods of making such antibodies and fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Agenus Inc.
    Inventors: Barbara Joyce-Shaikh, Luis A. Zuniga, Milan Blanusa, Andrea Claudia Schuster, Kornelia Schultze
  • Patent number: 10100343
    Abstract: The present invention provides CRZ1 mutant fungal host cells, such as Pichia pastoris. The mutant fungal host cells exhibit temperature-resistance, enhanced fermentation robustness and increased expression of heterologous polypeptides such as immunoglobulins. Methods for producing heterologous polypeptides, such as immunoglobulins, using such mutant fungal host cells are within the scope of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Bo Jiang, Jun Zhuang
  • Patent number: 10102233
    Abstract: An indexing system uses a cascade of hash structures to process data entries upon ingest for indexing. The indexing system may be used for enhancing database privacy, anonymization, or data compression. A hash structure, for example, a bloom filter or hash table, passes a representation of the data entries to a subsequent hash structure in the cascade responsive to determining that the hash structure previously filtered an instance of the same representation. The indexing system can generate the representations of the data entries using one or more hash functions. A terminal hash structure of the cascade may index the data entries responsive to determining that the data entries satisfy a criteria for anonymization. For instance, the indexing system determines that there exists a threshold number of data entries describing a population of subjects having the same combination of data elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: David B. Hurry, David J. Tabacco
  • Patent number: 10098892
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound suvorexant, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a concentration-enhancing polymer, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant. The concentration-enhancing polymer is a polymer that forms an amorphous dispersion with suvorexant, that is insoluble or almost completely insoluble in water by (a) dissolving the suvorexant or (b) interacting with the suvorexant in such a way that the suvorexant does not form crystals or crystalline domains in the polymer. A concentration-enhancing polymer is water soluble or readily disperse in water, so that when the polymer is placed in water or an aqueous environment (e.g. fluids in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract or simulated GI fluids), the solubility and/or bioavailability of suvorexant is increased over the solubility or bioavailability in the absence of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Paul A. Harmon, Narayan Variankaval
  • Patent number: 10100042
    Abstract: Novel compounds of the structural formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are agonists of G-protein coupled receptor 40 (GPR40) and may be useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the G-protein-coupled receptor 40. The compounds of the present invention may be useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of conditions that are often associated with this disease, including obesity and lipid disorders, such as mixed or diabetic dyslipidemia, hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertriglyceridemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Helen Chen, Duane DeMong, Paul E. Finke, Christopher W. Plummer