Abstract: Small-volume oral transmucosal dosage forms or NanoTabs® comprising a predetermined amount of a pharmaceutically active drug are provided. Exemplary applications include use of the NanoTabs® to administer a drug for the treatment of acute, post-operative or breakthrough pain.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 11, 2007
Date of Patent:
July 31, 2012
Assignee:
Acelrx Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Inventors:
Pamela Palmer, Thomas Schreck, Stelios Tzannis, Larry Hamel, Andrew I. Poutiatine
Abstract: The invention provides compounds that inhibit PIM kinases and Flt3 kinase, and compositions containing such compounds. These compounds and compositions are useful for treating proliferative disorders such as cancer, as well as other kinase-associated conditions including inflammation.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 20, 2012
Publication date:
July 26, 2012
Applicant:
CYLENE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Inventors:
Mustapha Haddach, Johnny Yasuo Nagasawa
Abstract: Provided herein, in one aspect, are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to a human KIT antigen comprising the fourth and/or fifth extracellular Ig-like domains (that is, D4 and/or D5 domains), polynucleotides comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such antibodies, and expression vectors and host cells for producing such antibodies. The antibodies can inhibit KIT activity, such as ligand-induced receptor phosphorylation. Also provided herein are kits and pharmaceutical compositions comprising antibodies that specifically bind to a KIT antigen, as well as methods of treating or managing a KIT-mediated disorder or disease and methods of diagnosing a KIT-mediated disorder or disease using the antibodies described herein.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 25, 2012
Publication date:
July 26, 2012
Applicant:
KOLLTAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Inventors:
Yaron Hadari, Elizabeth M. Mandel-Bausch, Susanne Radke, Joseph Schlessinger, Yoshihisa Suzuki
Abstract: A genetically modified mouse is provided, wherein the mouse expresses an immunoglobulin light chain repertoire characterized by a limited number of light chain variable domains. Mice are provided that express just one or a few immunoglobulin light chain variable domains from a limited repertoire in their germline. Methods for making light chain variable regions in mice, including human light chain variable regions, are provided. Methods for making human variable regions suitable for use in multispecific binding proteins, e.g., bispecific antibodies, are provided.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 6, 2012
Publication date:
July 26, 2012
Applicant:
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Robert Babb, John McWhirter, Lynn MacDonald, Sean Stevens, Samuel Davis, David R. Buckler, Karolina A. Hosiawa, Andrew J. Murphy
Abstract: A stable pharmaceutical mercury-free aqueous solution of cyanocobalamin comprised of cyanocobalamin and water wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin is suitable for intranasal administration, has a viscosity less than about 1000 cPs, and wherein said solution of cyanocobalamin has a bioavailability of cyanocobalamin when administered intranasally of at least about 7% relative to an intramuscular injection of cyanocobalamin with the proviso that the solution is essentially free of mercury and mercury-containing compounds. The present invention is also directed towards a method for elevating the vitamin B12 levels in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) comprising administering, intranasally a sufficient amount of a mercury-free cyanocobalamin solution so as to increase the average ratio of vitamin B12 in the CSF to that in the blood serum (B12 CSF/B12 Serum×100) to at least about 1.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 22, 2011
Publication date:
July 26, 2012
Applicant:
PAR PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
Inventors:
Steven C. QUAY, Peter C. Aprile, Zenaida O. Go, Anthony P. Sileno
Abstract: This invention provides compositions of active highly phosphorylated human N-acetylgalactosamine-6-sulfatase (GALNS), and pharmaceutical compositions and formulations thereof, methods of producing and purifying GALNS, and its use in the diagnosis, prophylaxis, or treatment of diseases and conditions, including particularly lysosomal storage diseases that are caused by, or associated with, a deficiency in the GALNS enzyme, e.g., Mucopolysaccharidosis IVa (MPS IVa or Morquio A syndrome).
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 22, 2011
Publication date:
July 26, 2012
Applicant:
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Inventors:
Vish Koppaka, Michel C. Vellard, Augustus O. Okhamafe, Kidisti Araya
Abstract: An aspirin-theanine cocrystal composition including a quantity of acetylsalicylic acid and a quantity of a theanine enantiomer combined with the quantity of acetylsalicylic acid in a mixture.
Abstract: Methods useful for effecting prophylaxis or treatment of amyloidosis, including AA Amyloidosis and AL amyloidosis, by administering peptides comprising neoepitopes, such as AA fragments from a C-terminal region of AA, and antibodies specific for neoepitopes of aggregated amyloid proteins, for example, antibodies specific for the C-terminal region of AA fibrils. Antibodies for inhibition of formation and/or increasing clearance of amyloid deposits in a patient thus effecting prophylaxis or treating amyloid disease.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 7, 2011
Publication date:
July 26, 2012
Applicant:
ELAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Inventors:
Dale B. Schenk, Peter A. Seubert, Jonathan Wall, José W. Saldanha
Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating or preventing malaria by administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibody that specifically binds human angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2).
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 12, 2012
Publication date:
July 26, 2012
Applicant:
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Gavin Thurston, Christopher Daly, Lisa Purcell Ngambo
Abstract: Novel estrogenic compounds of Formula I are provided. wherein the bond represented by the wavy line may be a single or double bond such that when the wavy line is a single bond, R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sulfate and glucoronate or other esters, and when the wavy line is a double bond, R1 does not exist; R2 is lower alkyl; R3 may be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sulfate, or glucuronide or other esters; and R4 through R13 may independently be selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydroxy, ketone, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, halogen, and carbonyl groups and R14 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, sulfate and glucoronide and other esters. When R1 is hydroxy, the hydroxy or ester substituent may have either an ? or a ? orientation. Compositions of matter including compounds of the present invention are also provided as are methods of treating mammals in need of treatment using compounds of the present invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 23, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Edward N. Hill, Frederick D. Sancilio, Robert R. Whittle
Abstract: Behavioral pharmacological data with the compound of formula (I), a novel and selective 5HT2A/2C receptor inverse agonist, demonstrate in vivo efficacy in models of psychosis and dyskinesias. This includes activity in reversing MK-801 induced locomotor behaviors, suggesting that this compound may be an efficacious anti-psychotic, and activity in an MPTP primate model of dyskinesias, suggesting efficacy as an anti-dyskinesia agent. These data support the hypothesis that 5HT2A/2C receptor inverse agonism may confer antipsychotic and anti-dyskinetic efficacy in humans, and indicate a use of the compound of formula (I) and related agents as novel therapeutics for Parkinson's Disease, related human neurodegenerative diseases, and psychosis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Inventors:
David M. Weiner, Robert E. Davis, Mark R. Brann, Carl-Magnus A. Andersson, Allan K. Uldam
Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for the treatment of cell proliferative disorders by administration of a Syk kinase or Syk/Flt-3 kinase inhibitor. Cell proliferative disorders treatable by the methods include, hematopoietic neoplasms and virally associated tumors. The compounds are also directed to therapeutic or prophylactic inhibition of tumor metastasis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 18, 2006
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Esteban Masuda, Donald G. Payan, Elliot B. Grossbard, Somasekhar Bhamidipati, Rajinder Singh
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the treatment of obesity and related diseases comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of Flibanserin.
Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating neurological disorders by administering same are provided. The compositions comprise dextromethorphan in combination with quinidine.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 8, 2012
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Gerald Yakatan, James Berg, Laura Pope, Richard Alan Smith
Abstract: The present invention relates to a humanized antibody or functional fragment thereof which binds to a mammalian (e.g., human) CC-chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) or a portion of the receptor and blocks binding of a ligand to the receptor. The invention further relates to a method of inhibiting the interaction of a cell bearing mammalian CCR2 with a ligand thereof, and to use of the antibodies and fragments in therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic methods.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2008
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Gregory J. LaRosa, Christopher Horvath, Walter Newman, S. Tarran Jones, Siobhan H. O'Brien, Theresa O'Keefe
Abstract: Compositions, methods and systems for administration of small volume sufentanil-containing drug dosage forms to the oral mucosa of a subject are disclosed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 28, 2007
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Pamela Palmer, Thomas Schreck, Stelios Tzannis, Larry Hamel, Andrew I. Poutiatine, Charles Rampersaud, Bruce Edwards
Abstract: Antisense compounds, compositions and methods are provided for modulating the expression of forkhead box O1A. The compositions comprise antisense compounds, particularly antisense oligonucleotides, targeted to nucleic acids encoding forkhead box O1A. Methods of using these compounds for modulation of forkhead box O1A expression and for treatment of diseases associated with expression of forkhead box O1A are provided, in particular, for methods of treating diabetes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 20, 2010
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Kenneth W. Dobie, Sanjay Bhanot, Robert McKay, Sanjay K. Pandey
Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I) that include a sulfonate ester, ester or ether group. Compounds of Formula (I) can be included in pharmaceutical compositions, and can be used to treating and/or ameliorating a disease or condition, such as cancer, a microbial disease and/or inflammation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 21, 2011
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Venkat Rami Reddy Macherla, Barbara Christine Potts, Rama Rao Manam, Katherine A. McArthur, Ta-Hsiang Chao, Saskia Theodora Cornelia Neuteboom
Abstract: The invention relates to compositions and methods for modulating the expression of influenza viral genes, and more particularly to the downregulation of influenza viral genes by chemically modified oligonucleotides.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 3, 2010
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Antonin de Fougerolles, Tatiana Novobrantseva, Pamela Tan, Anke Geicke, Rachel Meyers