Patents Examined by Karen A. Canella
  • Patent number: 11850284
    Abstract: Compositions and methods of use thereof for delivering nucleic acid cargo into cells are provided. The compositions typically include (a) a 3E10 monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding, cell-penetrating fragment thereof; a monovalent, divalent, or multivalent single chain variable fragment (scFv); or a diabody; or humanized form or variant thereof, and (b) a nucleic acid cargo including, for example, a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide, a functional nucleic acid, a nucleic acid encoding a functional nucleic acid, or a combination thereof. Elements (a) and (b) are typically non-covalently linked to form a complex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Yale University
    Inventors: Elias Quijano, Peter Glazer
  • Patent number: 11845798
    Abstract: The present invention provides formulations of anti-LAG3 antibodies, and co-formulations of anti-PD-1 antibodies and anti-LAG3 antibodies, and their use in treating various disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Preeti G. Desai, Shuai Shi, Valentyn Antochshuk, Rubi Burlage, Smita Raghava
  • Patent number: 11834406
    Abstract: A conjugate of a potent cytotoxic agent with a cell-surface receptor binding molecule having a Formula (I), wherein T, L, m, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R1, R12, and R13 are defined herein, can be used for targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, and infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HANGZHOU DAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: R. Yongxin Zhao, Yue Zhang, Yourang Ma
  • Patent number: 11813336
    Abstract: The invention generally relates to targeted compounds for the site-specific coupling of chemical moieties. The present invention features a targeted compound for the coupling of chemical moieties comprising at least one targeting domain capable of binding a target, and at least one linking moiety of up to 80 amino acids, preferably alanine, proline, and serine, and at least one coupling site consisting of cysteine or a cysteine-rich peptide motif (CXC, CXXC, or CXXXC), and wherein said linking moiety connects the targeting domain and a coupling site and/or wherein a linking moiety connects two coupling sites. The invention further features fusion proteins with ubiquitin muteins (Affilin @) as targeting domain. The invention also relates to the use of the targeted compounds for medical applications, in treatment or diagnosis of diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Navigo Proteins GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Haupts, Markus Liebscher, Erik Fiedler
  • Patent number: 11806405
    Abstract: Immunoconjugates of the Formula (I) include a linking group for linking an antibody targeting ligand (Ab) to a drug (D). Embodiments of such immunoconjugates are useful for delivering the drug to selected cells or tissues, e.g., for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Zeno Management, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaojun Han, Suvi Tuula Marjukka Orr, Kevin Duane Bunker, Peter Qinhua Huang, Kimberlee Fischer
  • Patent number: 11802284
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to reveal a role of a stem cell control factor including Matrin-3 in cancer exhibiting neural differentiation including small cell lung cancer, and develop a medicine useful for treating cancer and the like based on the role. Among cancers having the cancer stem cell controlling mechanism, in cancer exhibiting the differentiation potency, the peculiar balance where both of expression of a stem cell maintenance factor and expression of a differentiation promoting factor are higher as compared with normal cells is retained. Additionally, in undifferentiated cancer, the peculiar balance where expression of a stem cell maintenance factor is higher as compared with normal cells is retained. In cancer in which the cancer stem cell controlling mechanism exists, these peculiar balances of a stem cell control factor different from the balance of normal cells exist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY, TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Kanako Niimori
  • Patent number: 11767294
    Abstract: A conjugate of a potent cytotoxic agent with a cell-surface receptor binding molecule having a Formula (I), wherein T, L, m, n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12, and R13 are defined herein, can be used for targeted treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, and infectious disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: HANGZHOU DAC BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: R. Yongxin Zhao, Yue Zhang, Yourang Ma
  • Patent number: 11753466
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to antibodies that bind CD166, activatable antibodies that specifically bind to CD166 and methods of making and using these anti-CD166 antibodies and anti-CD166 activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventors: James William West, Jason Gary Sagert, Jonathan Alexander Terrett, Annie Yang Weaver, Luc Roland Desnoyers, Shweta Singh
  • Patent number: 11730834
    Abstract: The disclosed method of treating a malignant solid tumor in a subject includes the steps of administering to the subject an immunomodulatory dose of a radioactive phospholipid metal chelate compound that is differentially retained within malignant solid tumor tissue, and performing in situ tumor vaccination in the subject by introducing into at least one of the malignant solid tumors one or more agents capable of stimulating specific immune cells within the tumor microenvironment, or by performing another method of in situ tumor vaccination. In a non-limiting example, the radioactive phospholipid metal chelate compound has the formula: wherein R1 comprises a chelating agent that is chelated to a metal atom, wherein the metal atom is an alpha, beta or Auger emitting metal isotope with a half life of greater than 6 hours and less than 30 days. In one such embodiment, a is 1, n is 18, m is 0, b is 1, and R2 is —N+(CH3)3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Jamey Weichert, Paul Sondel, Anatoly Pinchuk, Zachary Morris, Mario Otto, Bryan Bednarz, Peter Carlson
  • Patent number: 11673917
    Abstract: The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: IMMATICS BIOTECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Andrea Mahr, Toni Weinschenk, Colette Song, Oliver Schoor, Jens Fritsche, Harpreet Singh
  • Patent number: 11654193
    Abstract: There are provided, inter alia, compositions and methods for treatment of cancer. The methods include administering to a subject in need a therapeutically effective amount of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) antagonist and a ROR-1 antagonist. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including a BTK antagonist, ROR-1 antagonist and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. In embodiments, the BTK antagonist is ibrutinib and the ROR-1 antagonist is cirmtuzumab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Thomas J. Kipps, Liguang Chen, Bing Cui
  • Patent number: 11648311
    Abstract: This invention relates to antibody-albumin nanoparticle complexes comprising albumin, an antibody with binding specificity for a cancer antigen (e.g. panitumumab), and paclitaxel, wherein the nanoparticle complex has been pre-formed in vitro such that the nanoparticle complex has antigen-binding specificity (e.g. EGFR binding specificity), for the purpose of providing cancer (e.g. EGFR-related cancer) treatments in a subject in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Svetomir N. Markovic, Wendy K. Nevala
  • Patent number: 11648301
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for treating cancer comprising tumor cell vaccination in combination with hematopoietic and immune cell transplantation. In some embodiments, the method involves autologous tumor cell vaccination prior to autologous hematopoietic and immune cell transplantation. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of purifying tumor cells from a subject in preparation for vaccination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Samuel Strober, Alexander Filatenkov
  • Patent number: 11642400
    Abstract: The present disclosure encompasses immunogenic/therapeutic compositions including Globo series antigens (SSEA-4, Globo H or SSEA-3) glycoconjugates and therapeutic adjuvants (OBI-821 or OBI-834) as well as methods of making and using the same to treat proliferative diseases such as cancer. The therapeutic conjugates include an antigen linked to a carrier. In particular, the therapeutic conjugates include a SSEA-4, Globo H or SSEA-3 moiety and a KLH moiety subunit linked via a linker. The therapeutic compositions are in part envisaged to act as cancer vaccines (single valent, bi-valent or tri-valent vaccines) for boosting the body's natural ability to protect itself, through the immune system from dangers posed by damaged or abnormal cells such as cancer cells. Exemplary immune response can be characterized by reduction of the severity of disease, including but not limited to, prevention of disease, delay in onset of disease, decreased severity of symptoms, decreased morbidity and delayed mortality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: OBI PHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Der Tony Yu, Peiwen Yu, Kuo-Pao Lai, Wei-Han Lee, I-Ju Chen, Shu-Yi Lin, Yih-Huang Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11633506
    Abstract: The disclosed method of treating a malignant solid tumor in a subject includes the steps of administering to the subject an immunomodulatory dose of a radioactive phospholipid ether metal chelate, a radiohalogenated phospholipid ether, or other targeted radiotherapy (TRT) agent that is differentially retained within malignant solid tumor tissue, and either (a) performing in situ tumor vaccination in the subject by introducing into at least one of the malignant solid tumors one or more agents capable of stimulating specific immune cells within the tumor microenvironment, or (b) performing immunotherapy in the subject by systemically administering to the subject an immunostimulatory agent, such as an immune checkpoint inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Jamey Weichert, Paul Sondel, Ravi Patel, Zachary Morris, Peter Carlson, Reinier Hernandez, Joseph Grudzinski
  • Patent number: 11633426
    Abstract: Provided are methods for administering multiple doses of cells, such as T cells, to subjects for cell therapy. Also provided are compositions and articles of manufacture for use in the methods. The cells generally express recombinant receptors such as chimeric receptors, e.g., chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) or other transgenic receptors such as T cell receptors (TCRs). The methods generally involve administering a first and at least one consecutive dose of the cells. Timing of the doses relative to one another, and/or size of the doses, in some embodiments provide various advantages such as lower or reduced toxicity and improved efficacy, for example, due to increased exposure of the subject to the administered cells. In some embodiments, the first dose is a relatively low dose, such as one that reduces tumor or disease burden, thereby improving the efficacy of consecutive or subsequent doses, and the consecutive dose is a consolidating dose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark J. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 11623965
    Abstract: A prodrugged antibody has a blocking moiety attached to a Cys on its heavy or light chain via a linker having a cleavable moiety. The blocking moiety inhibits binding of the antibody to its antigen. Cleavage of the cleavable moiety releases the blocking moiety and restores ability of the antibody to bind to its antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Stanley R. Krystek, Jr., Yong Zhang, Gregory D. Vite, Arvind Rajpal, Chetana Rao-Naik, Paul E. Morin, Mohan Srinivasan, Zheng Lin, Virginie Lafont, Alla Pritsker
  • Patent number: 11617787
    Abstract: A method of treating cancer in a subject that includes administering in situ to the cancer a therapeutically effective amount of a plant virus or virus-like particle to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Nicole F. Steinmetz, Amy M. Wen, Steven Fiering, Patrick H. Lizotte
  • Patent number: 11612643
    Abstract: Provided are a tumour antigen polypeptide having the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 or a variant thereof; a nucleic acid encoding same; a nucleic acid construct, an expression vector, and a host cell comprising the encoding nucleic acid; and an antigen presenting cell presenting the tumour antigen polypeptide on the cell surface and an immune effector cell thereof. Also provided is the use of the polypeptide, nucleic acid, antigen presenting cell or immune effector cell in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: GENOIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS CO, , LTD.
    Inventors: Bo Li, Geng Liu, Si Qiu, Dongli Li, Chongming Jiang, Shuntao Luo, Xiumei Lin, Ting An, Yong Hou, Chengchi Chao, Zhen Cheng, Handong Li, Naibo Yang
  • Patent number: 11602544
    Abstract: The disclosure provides immune cells comprising a first activator receptor and a second inhibitory receptor, and methods of making and using same for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: A2 Biotherapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Julyun Oh, Han Xu, Carl Alexander Kamb