Patents Assigned to The Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Publication number: 20180072671
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, W1, W2, W3, and W4 are as described herein. The present invention relates generally to inhibitors of histone deacetylase and to methods of making and using them. In one aspect, the invention relates to selective HDAC3 inhibitors useful for protecting ?-cells and improving insulin resistence. The selective HDAC3 inhibitors are also useful for promoting cognitive function and enhancing learning and memory formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Edward Holson, Florence Fevrier Wagner, Stephen J. Haggarty, Yan-Ling Zhang, Morten Lundh, Bridget Wagner, Michael C. Lewis, Tracey Lynn Petryshen
  • Publication number: 20170224700
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of treating and/or preventing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) using salt-inducible kinase (SIK) inhibitors, such as macrocyclic SIK inhibitors of Formula (I), imidazolyl SIK inhibitors of Formula (II), and urea and carbamate SIK inhibitors of Formula (III-A) (e.g., urea and carbamate SIK inhibitors of Formula (III)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2015
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicants: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., The Broad Institute, Inc., President and Fellows of Harvard College, The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Alykhan Shamji, Thomas Sundberg, Nathanael S. Gray, Ramnik Xavier, Stuart L. Schreiber, Hwan Geun Choi, Yanke Liang
  • Publication number: 20170216272
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for modulating the activity or level of a sirtuin, thereby treating or preventing obesity or an insulin resistance disorder, such as diabetes in a subject. Exemplary methods comprise contacting a cell with a sirtuin activating compound or an inhibitory compound to thereby increase or decrease fat accumulation, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicants: President and Fellows of Harvard College, The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: David A. Sinclair, Maria Alexander-Bridges
  • Publication number: 20170217955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, wherein U, J, V, X, R1a, R2b, R2c, R5 and t are as described herein. The present invention relates generally to inhibitors of histone deacetylase and to methods of making and using them. These compounds are useful for promoting cognitive function and enhancing learning and memory formation. In addition, these compounds are useful for treating, alleviating, and/or preventing various conditions, including for example, neurological disorders, memory and cognitive function disorders/impairments, extinction learning disorders, fungal diseases and infections, inflammatory diseases, hematological diseases, and neoplastic diseases in humans and animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Edward Holson, Florence Fevrier Wagner, Michel Weiwer, Li-Huei Tsai, Stephen J. Haggarty, Yan-Ling Zhang
  • Patent number: 9682064
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Deborah Hung, Sarah Stanley, Tomohiko Kawate, Noriakie Iwase, Motohisa Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9636039
    Abstract: In a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging method and apparatus, multiple diagnostic scans are obtained of an examination subject during an imaging session. An initial reference scan of the subject is obtained at the beginning of the session and, as the session proceeds, an automatic determination is made before each diagnostic scan is obtained as to whether the immediately preceding reference scan is still valid, primarily be checking whether an amount of patient movement has occurred that renders the immediately preceding reference scan invalid. Either a new reference scan is obtained before the next diagnostic scan, or, if still valid, the immediately preceding reference scan is used for the next diagnostic scan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignees: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Massachusetts General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Benner, Andre Jan Willem Van Der Kouwe
  • Publication number: 20170100433
    Abstract: This invention provides ex vivo methods for making modified natural killer cell compositions having overall anti-fugetactic properties for the effective and efficient treatment of tumors or cancers in a patient, and compositions and use thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION DBA MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Mark C. POZNANSKY, Fabrizio VIANELLO
  • Patent number: 9575073
    Abstract: The present invention relates to diagnostic, prognostic and clinical methods of distinguishing high-risk IPMN from more benign IPMN as well as high-grade PanIN and PDAC from low-grade PanIN with moderate sensitivity and very high specificity using Das-1 and related antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
    Inventors: Kiron M. Das, Koushik K. Das, Mari Mino-Kenudson
  • Publication number: 20170007192
    Abstract: An animal, specimen, or imaging phantom is imaged in precise increments over at least 360 degrees. The animal, specimen, or imaging phantom is supported within a subject holder. The subject holder has an elongated portion or tube for holding securely the animal, specimen or imaging phantom. The subject holder is connected to an actuator motor driver. The actuator motor driver causes the subject holder to rotate at the precise increments, and an image of the animal, specimen, or imaging phantom is captured at each increment. The subject holder limits movement of the subject being imaged at each increment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, AUBURN UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Peter PANIZZI, Andrew D. BRANNEN, Robert D. ARNOLD, Matthias Nahrendorf
  • Publication number: 20160331784
    Abstract: Described are compositions and methods for treating liver disease, e.g., acute liver disease, using bone marrow-derived stem cells and bone marrow-derived stem cell conditioned media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicants: The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Martin Leon Yarmush, Biju Parekkadan
  • Publication number: 20160280693
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formulae (A), (B), (C), and (D), pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and prodrugs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and kits thereof. The present invention further provides methods of using the compounds to treat or prevent neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), traumatic brain injury, ischemic brain injury, stroke, frontal temporal dementia, Pick's disease, corticobasal degeneration, supra cerebral palsy, prion diseases (e.g., Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome, Fatal Familial Insomnia, and Kuru), Nieman Pick type C, spinal cerebellar ataxia, spinal muscular dystrophy, ataxia telangiectasia, hippocampal sclerosis, Cockayne syndrome, Werner syndrome, xeroderma pigmentosaum, and Bloom syndrome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicants: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Li-Huei Tsai, Ling Pan, Stephen J. Haggarty, Debasis Patnaik
  • Publication number: 20160251351
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or prodrug thereof, wherein U, J, V, X, R1a, R2b, R2c, R5 and t are as described herein. The present invention relates generally to inhibitors of histone deacetylase and to methods of making and using them. These compounds are useful for promoting cognitive function and enhancing learning and memory formation. In addition, these compounds are useful for treating, alleviating, and/or preventing various conditions, including for example, neurological disorders, memory and cognitive function disorders/impairments, extinction learning disorders, fungal diseases and infections, inflammatory diseases, hematological diseases, and neoplastic diseases in humans and animals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicants: The Broad Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Edward Holson, Florence Fevrier Wagner, Michel Weiwer, Li-Huei Tsai, Stephen J. Haggarty, Yan-Ling Zhang
  • Patent number: 9416121
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof:
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignees: The Broad Institute, Inc., Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Deborah Hung, Sarah Stanley, Tomohiko Kawate, Noriakie Iwase, Motohisa Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20160193312
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention provides anti-fugetactic agents and methods for the use thereof in enhancing an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation dba Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: MARK C. POZNANSKY, JOHN T. POTTS, JR., FABRIZIO VIANELLO, NATALIA PAPETA
  • Publication number: 20160193311
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention provides anti-fugetactic agents and methods for the use thereof in enhancing an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation dba Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: MARK C. POZNANSKY, JOHN T. POTTS, JR., FABRIZIO VIANELLO, NATALIA PAPETA
  • Publication number: 20160184257
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention provides anti-fugetactic agents and methods for the use thereof in enhancing an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation dba Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: MARK C. POZNANSKY, JOHN T. POTTS, JR., FABRIZIO VIANELLO, NATALIA PAPETA
  • Publication number: 20160177389
    Abstract: The invention provides novel FUS/TLS nucleic acids and proteins that comprise one or more genetic markers (for example, single nucleotide polymorphisms) and methods of use thereof including methods relating to the diagnosis of ALS or other related motor neuron disease by virtue of the presence of the mutant FUS/TLS sequence(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation d/b/a Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kwiatkowski, JR., Robert H. Brown, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160166538
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention provides anti-fugetactic agents and methods for the use thereof in enhancing an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation dba Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: MARK C. POZNANSKY, JOHN T. POTTS, JR., FABRIZIO VIANELLO, NATALIA PAPETA
  • Publication number: 20160166537
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention provides antifugetactic agents and methods for the use thereof in enhancing an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation dba Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: MARK C. POZNANSKY, JOHN T. POTTS, Jr., FABRIZIO VIANELLO, NATALIA PAPETA
  • Publication number: 20160128975
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and compositions for modulating movement of eukaryotic cells with migratory capacity. More specifically, the invention provides anti-fugetactic agents and methods for the use thereof in enhancing an immune response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: The General Hospital Corporation dba Massachusetts General Hospital
    Inventors: Mark C. POZNANSKY, John T. POTTS, JR., Fabrizio VIANELLO, Natalia PAPETA