Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment of bone disorders. In particular, the invention is directed to the use of a dosing holiday to help overcome the resistance to anti-sclerostin antibodies which develops over time when a plurality of doses of antibody are given to a subject. By giving the subject to be treated such a dosing holiday, the subject may subsequently display an increased response to a subsequent dose of the anti-sclerostin antibody. The subject may be given multiple cycles of a batch of at least two doses of anti-sclerostin antibody and a dosing holiday. In some instances, the subject may be monitored to help determine when to give the dosing holiday. Further, the subject may be given a different treatment for the bone disorder during the dosing holiday from the anti-sclerostin antibody.
Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment of bone disorders. In particular, the invention provides an approach involving administration of a high initial dose or doses of an sclerostin antibody to bring about a rapid increase in bone formation, followed by administration of lowers doses of the antibody to give a sustained lower rate of bone formation after the initial burst of bone formation. The invention also provides an approach involving decreasing dosing frequency with such an antibody to control bone formation. The approaches may be used in particular in those subjects who would benefit most from such an initial rapid burst of bone formation. Examples of such subjects include subjects who have been recently diagnosed or are experiencing severe symptoms of the disorder, as well as those subjects who have been administered a different treatment for the bone disorder which is proving ineffective. The approaches may be used in combination with each other.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 11, 2015
Date of Patent:
December 26, 2023
Assignees:
AMGEN INC., UCB PHARMA S.A.
Inventors:
Martyn Kim Robinson, Michael Stuart Ominsky, Xiaodong Li, Hua Zhu Ke
Abstract: The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of human OX40, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 19, 2016
Date of Patent:
July 10, 2018
Assignee:
UCB Pharma S.A.
Inventors:
Alastair David Griffiths Lawson, Andrew Malcolm Nesbitt, Andrew George Popplewell, Stevan Graham Shaw, Diana Shpektor, Yi Zhang
Abstract: The invention relates to the treatment of bone disorders. In particular, the invention is directed to the use of a dosing holiday to help overcome the resistance to anti-sclerostin antibodies which develops over time when a plurality of doses of antibody are given to a subject. By giving the subject to be treated such a dosing holiday, the subject may subsequently display an increased response to a subsequent dose of the anti-sclerostin antibody. The subject may be given multiple cycles of a batch of at least two doses of anti-sclerostin antibody and a dosing holiday. In some instances, the subject may be monitored to help determine when to give the dosing holiday. Further, the subject may be given a different treatment for the bone disorder during the dosing holiday from the anti-sclerostin antibody.
Abstract: The present invention provides dual specificity antibody fusion proteins comprising an antibody Fab or Fab? fragment with specificity for an antigen of interest, said fragment being fused to at least one single domain antibody which has specificity for a second antigen of interest.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 6, 2016
Date of Patent:
November 28, 2017
Assignee:
UCB Pharma S.A.
Inventors:
David Paul Humphreys, Emma Dave, Laura Griffin, Sam Philip Heywood
Abstract: The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of both IL-17A and IL-17F, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 7, 2017
Publication date:
October 26, 2017
Applicant:
UCB PHARMA S.A.
Inventors:
Ralph Adams, Andrew George Popplewell, Stephen Edward Rapecki
Abstract: The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of IL-6, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 6, 2017
Publication date:
June 29, 2017
Applicant:
UCB Pharma S.A.
Inventors:
Richard Evan Gelinas, Mitra Choudhury Singhal, Yi Zhang, Andrew George Popplewell, Ralph Adams
Abstract: Compositions and methods relating to antibodies that specifically bind to TGF-beta binding proteins are provided. These methods and compositions relate to altering bone mineral density by interfering with the interaction between a TGF-beta binding protein sclerostin and a TGF-beta superfamily member, particularly a bone morphogenic protein. Increasing bone mineral density has uses in diseases and conditions in which low bone mineral density typifies the condition, such as osteopenia, osteoporosis, and bone fractures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 19, 2015
Date of Patent:
May 23, 2017
Assignee:
UCB PHARMA S.A.
Inventors:
David G. Winkler, Jiye Shi, John Latham
Abstract: The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of IL-6, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 9, 2015
Date of Patent:
April 25, 2017
Assignee:
UCB Pharma S.A.
Inventors:
Richard Evan Gelinas, Mitra Choudhury Singhal, Yi Zhang, Andrew George Popplewell, Ralph Adams
Abstract: The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of human OX40, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 2013
Date of Patent:
August 30, 2016
Assignee:
UCB Pharma S.A.
Inventors:
Alastair David Griffiths Lawson, Andrew Malcolm Nesbitt, Andrew George Popplewell, Stevan Graham Shaw, Diana Shpektor, Yi Zhang
Abstract: The invention relates to a transcriptionally active recombinant linear polynucleotide encoding a multimeric protein comprising in the following order, a first promoter sequence, a first encoding polynucleotide sequence, a bidirectional regulatory sequence, a second encoding polynucleotide sequence and a second promoter sequence, wherein the first and second encoding polynucleotide sequences are in convergent transcriptional orientation, each encoding polynucleotide sequence encodes a component of the multimeric protein and the bidirectional regulatory sequence is operably linked to the first and second encoding polynucleotide sequences and the multimeric protein is an antibody or fragment thereof and each encoding polynucleotide sequence encodes one or more antibody domains or fragments thereof.
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of glomerulonephritis associated with one or more disorders selected from the group consisting of Goodpasture's syndrome, a vasculitic disorder, Wegener's disease, IgA nephropathy and an inflammatory disease with basement membrane involvement comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of agent which interacts with or modulates the expression or activity of a mammalian IL-6 polypeptide.
Abstract: The present invention provides dual specificity antibody fusion proteins comprising an antibody Fab or Fab? fragment with specificity for an antigen of interest, said fragment being fused to at least one single domain antibody which has specificity for a second antigen of interest.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 9, 2013
Date of Patent:
April 12, 2016
Assignee:
UCB Pharma S.A.
Inventors:
David Paul Humphreys, Emma Dave, Laura Griffin, Sam Philip Heywood
Abstract: A series of monocyclic or bicyclic diamine-substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine and isothiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives are beneficial in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including inflammatory, autoimmune and oncological disorders; viral diseases; and organ and cell transplant rejection.
Inventors:
Daniel Christopher Brookings, Daniel James Ford, Anant Ramrao Ghawalkar, Jean Herman, Qiuya Huang, Claire Louise Kulisa, Thierry Louat, Judi Charlotte Neuss, James Thomas Reuberson, Bart Vanderhoydonck
Abstract: The present invention relates to new uses of CDCP1 in the diagnosis, screening, treatment and prophylaxis of ovarian cancer. The invention also provides compositions comprising CDCP1, including vaccines, antibodies that are immunospecific for CDCP1 and agents which interact with or modulate the expression or activity of CDCP1 or which modulate the expression of the nucleic acid which codes for CDCP1.
Abstract: The invention relates to antibody molecules having specificity for antigenic determinants of IL-6, therapeutic uses of the antibody molecules and methods for producing said antibody molecules.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 27, 2013
Date of Patent:
August 4, 2015
Assignee:
UCB PHARMA S.A.
Inventors:
Richard Evan Gelinas, Mitra Choudhury Singhal, Yi Zhang, Andrew George Popplewell, Ralph Adams
Abstract: The present invention provides a method for generating a functionally modifying antibody to an ion channel comprising immunizing a host with a cyclic peptide comprising at least part of an extracellular sequence of said ion channel.
Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antibody or antibody fragment comprising at least one Fab molecule, wherein the light chain variable region, VL and the heavy chain region, VH of the Fab molecule are linked by one or more disulfide bonds, and use of the same in treatment or prophylaxis.
Abstract: Disclosed are a series of quinoline and quinoxaline derivatives comprising a fluorinated ethyl side-chain, being selective inhibitors of PI3 kinase enzymes, are accordingly of benefit in medicine, for example in the treatment of inflammatory, autoimmune, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, metabolic, oncological, nociceptive or ophthalmic conditions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 2, 2011
Date of Patent:
May 12, 2015
Assignee:
UCB Pharma S.A.
Inventors:
Andrew Harry Parton, Mezher Hussein Ali, Daniel Christopher Brookings, Julien Alistair Brown, Daniel James Ford, Richard Jeremy Franklin, Judi Charlotte Neuss, Joanna Rachel Quincey, Jackalyn Hinkins
Inventors:
Martin John McLoughlin, Michael James David Heald, Darrell P. Morgan, Kevin Richard Lozeau, Agnete Enga, Daniel Formosa, Michael Schumann, Vincent Faivre d'Arcier, Ilario Melzi, Stefan Verlaak, Tatiana Palombi