Patents Assigned to Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
  • Publication number: 20240018600
    Abstract: There is described herein a method of prognosing and/or predicting disease progression and/or in subject with prostate cancer, the method comprising: a) providing a sample containing mitochondrial genetic material from prostate cancer cells; b) sequencing the mitochondrial genetic material with respect to at least 1 patient biomarker selected from CSB1, OHR, ATP8 and HV1 (hypervariable region 1); c) comparing the sequence of said patient biomarkers to control or reference biomarkers to determine mitochondrial single nucleotide variations (mtSNVs); and d) determining the a prostate cancer prognosis; wherein a relatively worse outcome is associated with the presence of mtSNVs in CSB1, OHR, ATP8 and a relatively better outcome is associated with the presence of mtSNVs in HV1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK
    Inventors: Julia A. HOPKINS, Paul Boutros, Robert G. BRISTOW
  • Patent number: 11576981
    Abstract: The present application is directed to compounds of Formula (I)-(VIII): compositions comprising these compounds and their uses, for example as medicaments and/or diagnostics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (OICR)
    Inventors: Rima Al-awar, Andrew Zhang, Ahmed Mamai
  • Patent number: 11566292
    Abstract: There is described herein a method of prognosing endocrine-only treatment in a subject with breast cancer, the method comprising: a) providing a tumor sample of the breast cancer; b) determining the expression level of at least 40 of the genes listed in Table 4 in the tumor sample; c) comparing said expression levels to a reference expression level of the group of genes from control samples from a cohort of subjects; and d) determining the residual risk associated with the breast cancer; wherein a statistically significant difference or similarity in the expression of the group of genes compared to the reference expression level corresponds to a residual risk associated with breast cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (OICR)
    Inventors: Jane Bayani, John M. S. Bartlett, Cindy Q. Yao, Paul C. Boutros
  • Patent number: 11518764
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (OICR)
    Inventors: Rima Al-awar, Methvin Isaac, Anh My Chau, Ahmed Mamai, Iain Watson, Gennady Poda, Pandiaraju Subramanian, Brian Wilson, David Uehling, Michael Prakesch, Babu Joseph, Justin-Alexander Morin
  • Patent number: 11505539
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of Formula I (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB and/or by degrading BCL6, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Inventors: Methvin Isaac, Anh My Chau, Ahmed Mamai
  • Patent number: 11499195
    Abstract: There is described herein a method of prognosing and/or predicting disease progression and/or in subject with prostate cancer, the method comprising: a) providing a sample containing mitochondrial genetic material from prostate cancer cells; b) sequencing the mitochondrial genetic material with respect to at least 1 patient biomarker selected from CSB1, OHR, ATP8 and HV1 (hypervariable region 1); c) comparing the sequence of the patient biomarkers to control or reference biomarkers to determine mitochondrial single nucleotide variations (mtSNVs); and d) determining the a prostate cancer prognosis; wherein a relatively worse outcome is associated with the presence of mtSNVs in CSB1, OHR, ATP8 and a relatively better outcome is associated with the presence of mtSNVs in HV1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignees: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, University Health Network
    Inventors: Julia A. Hopkins, Paul Boutros, Robert G. Bristow
  • Patent number: 11364234
    Abstract: The present application relates to the treatment of nematode infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignees: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Inventors: Peter Roy, Sean Harrington, Jacob Pyche, Daniel Kulke, Genna M. Luciani, Andrew Burns, Mark Lautens, Rachel Ross, David Uehling
  • Patent number: 11242351
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (OICR)
    Inventors: Rima Al-awar, Methvin Isaac, Anh My Chau, Ahmed Mamai, Iain Watson, Gennady Poda, Pandiaraju Subramanian, Brian Wilson, David Uehling
  • Patent number: 11214836
    Abstract: The invention features methods, devices, and kits for predicting the responsiveness of a cancer patient (e.g., a breast cancer patient, such as a grade 1, 2, or 3 breast cancer patient) to anthracycline treatment by determining the expression levels of four chromosomal instability (CIN) genes including HDGF, KIAA0286, RFC4, and MSH6, collectively referred to as CIN4. Patients that have a low CIN4 score benefit from anthracycline treatment compared patients with a high CIN4 score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Melanie Spears, John Bartlett, Fouad Yousif, Paul Boutros
  • Patent number: 11192880
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB and/or by degrading BCL6, such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (OICR)
    Inventors: Methvin Isaac, Anh My Chau
  • Patent number: 11015226
    Abstract: There is provided herein a method for determining a likelihood of resistance to anthracyclin, or poor survival, in a patient with cancer by identifying upregulation of at least one histone gene in the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH (OICR)
    Inventors: Melanie Spears, John M. Bartlett, Marsela Braunstein, Paul M. Krzyzanowski, Irina Kalatskaya, Lincoln Stein
  • Publication number: 20210106694
    Abstract: The present application is directed to compounds of Formula (I): compounds of Formula (II): compounds of Formula (III): and compounds of Formula (IV): compositions comprising these compounds and their uses, for example as medicaments and/or diagnostics. Specifically claimed are: (1) compounds containing reactive functional groups (compound of formula I), compounds containing compounds to be linked together (compound of formula II) and compounds having a reactive functional group/a compound to be linked (compound of formula IV), (2) an antibody-drug conjugate (compound of formula III), wherein the antibody is covalently attached by a linker to one or more drugs, (3) pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula (II) or Formula (III), (4) treatment/diagnosis of disease comprising compounds of Formula (II) or Formula (III), and (5) methods of preparing an ADC of Formula III.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Applicant: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Inventors: Rima Al-awar, Ahmed Mamai
  • Publication number: 20210053978
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Inventors: Rima Al-awar, Methvin Isaac, Anh My Chau, Ahmed Mamai, Iain Watson, Gennady Poda, Pandiaraju Subramanian, Brian Wilson, David Uehling
  • Publication number: 20200397916
    Abstract: The present application is directed to compounds of Formula (I)-(VI): (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V) (VI), (VII) and (VIII), compositions comprising these compounds and their uses, for example as medicaments and/or diagnostics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Inventors: Rima Al-Awar, Andrew Zhang, Ahmed Mamai
  • Publication number: 20200331921
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of Formula I (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2019
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Inventors: Rima Al-awar, Methvin Isaac, Anh My Chau, Ahmed Mamai, Lain Watson, Gennady Poda, Pandiaraju Subramanian, Brian Wilson, David Uehling, Michael Prakesch, Babu Joseph, Justin-Alexander Morin
  • Publication number: 20200325119
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB and/or by degrading BCL6, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Inventors: Methvin Isaac, Anh My Chau
  • Publication number: 20200308147
    Abstract: The present application relates to compounds of Formula I (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB and/or by degrading BCL6, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR)
    Inventors: Methvin Isaac, Anh My Chau, Ahmed Mamai
  • Patent number: 10745760
    Abstract: There is provided herein, systems, devices and methods for determining a risk of recurrence of cancer following a cancer therapy of a patient by determining genomic instability of a tumour. There is further provided systems, devices and methods for categorizing a patient into a prognostic cancer sub-group by using copy number alterations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignees: University Health Network, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
    Inventors: Paul Boutros, Robert G. Bristow, Emilie Lalonde
  • Patent number: 10557134
    Abstract: Described herein are approaches for the improved detection, identification, and/or quantification of target nucleic acids. These approaches provide a means of detecting, identifying, and/or quantifying rare target nucleic acid molecules, including DNA and RNA molecules, from the same sample, and in the same reaction, by using “hairpin barcode primers,” as the term is defined herein, to incorporate unique barcodes into target nucleic acids in a PCR pre-amplification step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignees: TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY, ONTARIO INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
    Inventors: Tony Edward Godfrey, Anders Torbjoern Staahlberg, Paul Krzyzanowski
  • Publication number: 20180051277
    Abstract: Described herein are approaches for the improved detection, identification, and/or quantification of target nucleic acids. These approaches provide a means of detecting, identifying, and/or quantifying rare target nucleic acid molecules, including DNA and RNA molecules, from the same sample, and in the same reaction, by using “hairpin barcode primers,” as the term is defined herein, to incorporate unique barcodes into target nucleic acids in a PCR pre-amplification step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Applicants: Trustees of Boston University, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Mars Centre
    Inventors: Tony Edward GODFREY, Anders Torbjoern STAAHLBERG, Paul KRZYZANOWSKI