Patents Assigned to SignPath Pharma Inc.
  • Patent number: 12551436
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating a proliferative disorder comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an liposomal curcumin or curcuminoids to a human subject in need thereof in accordance with a dosing regimen comprising: at least one treatment cycle administering the therapeutically effective amount of the liposomal curcumin or curcuminoids once per week of at least 100 mg/m2 over 8 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Signpath Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Peter Sordillo
  • Patent number: 12004868
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for preventing one or more cardiac channelopathies or conditions resulting from irregularities or alterations in cardiac patterns, or both, in a human or animal subject comprising: one or more pharmacologically active agents that causes at least one of IKr channel inhibition or QT prolongation by inhibiting the activity of an ether-a-go-go-related gene (hERG); and one or more liposomes, wherein the liposomes are empty liposomes and administered prior to, concomitantly, or after administration of the pharmacologically active agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Signpath Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Helson, George M. Shopp, Annie Bouchard
  • Patent number: 10449193
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for preventing one or more cardiac channelopathies or conditions resulting from irregularities or alterations in cardiac patterns caused by an active agent or a drug in a human or animal subject comprising: an amount of a lysophosphatidylglycerol adapted for oral administration effective to reduce or prevent one or more cardiac channelopathies or conditions resulting from irregularities or alterations in cardiac patterns caused by the active agent or drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Signpath Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Helson, George M. Shopp, Annie Bouchard, Muhammed Majeed
  • Patent number: 10357458
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of drug-induced long QT syndrome and other cardiac channelopathies are disclosed herein. The compositions and methods of the present invention comprise binding one or more QT prolonging drugs with a liposome prior to parenteral (intravenous or subcutaneous) administration, or administration of an empty liposome prior to or concomitantly with therapeutic agents known to have a high risk of QT prolongation, or immediately following an envenomation. The results presented show an abrogation of the adverse effects of QT prolonging drugs in a dose-dependent manner by the compositions of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Signpath Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Helson
  • Patent number: 10004687
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of a human patient. The methods and compositions of the present invention include composition for the efficient loading of curcumin, comprising: an amount of a curcuminoid:liposome complex effective to load curcumin into the liposome, wherein the curcuminoids has between 2 to 9 weight percent of the total composition and the curcuminoids are natural or synthetic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, SIGNPATH PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Razelle Kurzrock, Lan Li, Kapil Mehta, Bharat Bhushan Aggarawal, Lawrence Helson
  • Patent number: 9682041
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of drug-induced long QT syndrome and other cardiac channelopathies are disclosed herein. The compositions and methods of the present invention comprise binding one or more QT prolonging drugs with a liposome prior to parenteral (intravenous or subcutaneous) administration, or administration of an empty liposome prior to or concomitantly with therapeutic agents known to have a high risk of QT prolongation, or immediately following an envenomation. The results presented show an abrogation of the adverse effects of QT prolonging drugs in a dose-dependent manner by the compositions of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SignPath Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Helson
  • Patent number: 9393198
    Abstract: Liposomal formulations and polymer conjugates of curcumin, curcumin analogs and derivatives thereof for parenteral administration are disclosed herein. The formulations are effective in the treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Tauopathies or stress disorders including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Curcumin crosses the blood brain barrier, localizes in the hippocampus and striata, prevents stress-induced neuronal cell damage, and stimulates neurogenesis and remediation of damaged neural circuits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: SIGNPATH PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Helson, Simon Chiu
  • Patent number: 9170257
    Abstract: The present invention includes a stabilized curcumin composition. The composition includes a curcumin composition and a phosphate composition, wherein the phosphate composition is non-buffering and is provided in an amount sufficient to stabilize and/or prevent the degradation of curcumin and/or a curcuminoid in a biological sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: SIGNPATH PHARMA INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Helson
  • Publication number: 20140322303
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of a human patient. The methods and compositions of the present invention include composition for the efficient loading of curcumin, comprising: an amount of a curcuminoid:liposome complex effective to load curcumin into the liposome, wherein the curcuminoids has between 2 to 9 weight percent of the total composition and the curcuminoids are natural or synthetic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicants: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, SignPath Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Razelle Kurzrock, Lan Li, Kapil Mehta, Bharat Bhushan Aggarawal, Lawrence Helson
  • Publication number: 20140242156
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of drug-induced long QT syndrome and other cardiac channelopathies are disclosed herein. The compositions and methods of the present invention comprise binding one or more QT prolonging drugs with a liposome prior to parenteral (intravenous or subcutaneous) administration, or administration of an empty liposome prior to or concomitantly with therapeutic agents known to have a high risk of QT prolongation, or immediately following an envenomation. The results presented show an abrogation of the adverse effects of QT prolonging drugs in a dose-dependent manner by the compositions of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: SignPath Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Helson
  • Publication number: 20140234402
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating systemic diseases by intravenous administration of formulations of synthesized curcumin (diferuloylmethane) and concomitantly a calcium channel blocker to human subjects with neoplastic and neurodegenerative diseases are disclosed herein. The diseases are treated by prolonged administration of sub-optimal doses of liposomal curcumin or polymeric nanocurcumin or the sustained release curcumin from PLGA nanocurcumin at dosages below systemic hemolytic thresholds concomitantly with or without calcium channel blockers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SignPath Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Helson
  • Patent number: 8784881
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for the treatment of a human patient. The methods and compositions of the present invention include composition for the efficient loading of curcumin, comprising: an amount of a curcuminoid:liposome complex effective to load curcumin into the liposome, wherein the curcuminoids has between 2 to 9 weight percent of the total composition and the curcuminoids are natural or synthetic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, SignPath Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Razelle Kurzrock, Lan Li, Kapil Mehta, Bharat Bhushan Aggarawal, Lawrence Helson
  • Patent number: 8753674
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of drug-induced long QT syndrome and other cardiac channelopathies are disclosed herein. The compositions and methods of the present invention comprise binding one or more QT prolonging drugs with a liposome prior to parenteral (intravenous or subcutaneous) administration, or administration of an empty liposome prior to or concomitantly with therapeutic agents known to have a high risk of QT prolongation, or immediately following an envenomation. The results presented show an abrogation of the adverse effects of QT prolonging drugs in a dose-dependent manner by the compositions of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: SignPath Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Helson
  • Patent number: 8747890
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating systemic diseases by intravenous administration of formulations of synthesized curcumin (diferuloylmethane) and concomitantly a calcium channel blocker to human subjects with neoplastic and neurodegenerative diseases are disclosed herein. The diseases are treated by prolonged administration of sub-optimal doses of liposomal curcumin or polymeric nanocurcumin or the sustained release curcumin from PLGA nanocurcumin at dosages below systemic hemolytic thresholds concomitantly with or without calcium channel blockers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Signpath Pharma Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence Helson
  • Publication number: 20140065061
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods of making a nanoparticle composition comprising a polymeric core comprising one or more polymers and one or more active agents, and at least one layer of one or more lipids on the surface of the polymeric core; more specifically, the invention relates to the use of curcumin within such a lipid-polymer nanoparticle formulation for minimizing QT prolongation associated with curcumin in treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicants: SignPath Pharma Inc., University of North Texas Health Science Center
    Inventors: Amalendu Prakash Ranjan, Anindita Mukerjee, Jamboor K. Vishwanatha, Lawrence Helson
  • Publication number: 20120237590
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating type 2 diabetes and its sequelae by intravenous or subcutaneous administration of formulations of synthesized curcumin (diferuloylmethane) and concomitantly one or more anti-diabetic agents to human subjects are disclosed herein. The composition of the present invention may be used to: (i) treat patients with diabetes in advanced stages with evidence of any or all encephalopathy, retinopathy, nephropathy, pancreatitis or neoplasias; (ii) treat patients with diabetic disease status without symptomatic or pathologic evidence of associated sequelae but requiring better glycemic control than that offered by standard of care anti-diabetic; and (iii) patients with objective signs or symptoms of sequelae from diabetes of anti-diabetic drugs. One three-drug combination of the present invention includes a slow release PLGA-curcumin and an oral gliptin (DPP-4)-inhibitor or any incretin-mimetic and metformin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: SIGNPATH PHARMA INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence Helson
  • Publication number: 20110229555
    Abstract: Liposomal formulations and polymer conjugates of curcumin, curcumin analogues and derivatives thereof for parenteral administration are disclosed herein. The formulations are effective in the treatment of progressive supranuclear palsy, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Tauopathies or stress disorders including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Curcumin crosses the blood brain barrier, localizes in the hippocampus and striata, prevents stress-induced neuronal cell damage, and stimulates neurogenesis and remediation of damaged neural circuits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: SignPath Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Helson, Simon Chiu