Patents Examined by Laura B Goddard
  • Patent number: 9902772
    Abstract: There is disclosed compositions and methods relating to or derived from anti-LAG3 antibodies. More specifically, there is disclosed fully human antibodies that bind LAG3, LAG3-antibody binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and LAG3-binding polypeptides comprising such fragments. Further still, there is disclosed nucleic acids encoding such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, cells comprising such polynucleotides, methods of making such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, and methods of using such antibodies, antibody fragments and derivatives and polypeptides, including methods of treating a disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Heyue Zhou, John Dixon Gray
  • Patent number: 9895413
    Abstract: Methods of preparing a proteoliposorne comprise the step of contacting a liposome with an effective portion of RalBP1 to create a proteoliposorne. RalBP1 is effective for the protection and treatment of mammals and the environment against the accumulation of toxic compounds, and prevents accumulation of one or more toxic compounds, reduces the concentration of toxic compounds, and protects against further contamination with one or more toxic compounds. In addition, RalBP1 is effective for the protection and treatment of mammals against the effects of ionizing radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Sanjay Awasthi, Sharad S. Singhal
  • Patent number: 9896510
    Abstract: An anti-human RANKL antibody, a humanized antibody for the anti-human RANKL antibody, a pharmaceutical composition and a use thereof are provided. The anti-human RANKL antibody is capable of bonding specifically with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO.1, a heavy chain of the anti-human RANKL antibody includes a variable region in one of amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.2-9, and a light chain of the anti-human RANKL antibody includes a variable region in one of amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.10-17. The humanized antibody is capable of bonding specifically with human RANKL, a variable region in a heavy chain of the humanized antibody is selected from amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.6, NO.23, NO.25, NO.27 or NO.29, and a variable region in a light chain of the humanized antibody is selected from amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NO.14, NO.31, NO.33, NO.35, NO.37 or NO.39.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Genor Biopharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qing Zhou, Xiao Feng, Weihong Nian, Lingyun Li
  • Patent number: 9891224
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of biomarkers. More specifically, the present invention relates to biomarkers useful in diagnosing aggressive prostate cancer. In one embodiment, a method for identifying patients as having or likely to have aggressive prostate cancer comprises the steps of (a) obtaining a biological sample from the patient; (b) performing an assay on the biological sample to detect fucosylated fucosylated DPP-4, sTIE-2, sVEGFR-1, and FUT8; and (c) identifying the patient as having or likely to have aggressive prostate cancer if there is a statistically significant difference in the levels of fucosylated TIMP-1, fucosylated DPP-4, sTIE-2, sVEGFR-1 and FUT8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Danni Li, Daniel W. Chan, Hui Zhang, Xiangchun Wang
  • Patent number: 9890196
    Abstract: A method for the in vitro diagnosis of colorectal cancer by determining the presence of the Ezrin tumor marker in a biological sample taken from a patient suspected of having colorectal cancer using at least one anti-Ezrin monoclonal antibody directed against an Ezrin epitope chosen from the epitopes of sequence SEQ ID No.1, SEQ ID No.2, SEQ ID No.3, SEQ ID No.4+SEQ ID No.5, SEQ ID No.6+SEQ ID No.7 and SEQ ID No.8. Said method can be used for early diagnosis, screening, therapeutic follow-up and prognosis, and also for relapse diagnosis in relation to colorectal cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: BIOMERIEUX, CENTRE NATIONALE DE RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE, INSTITUT CURIE
    Inventors: Yasemin Ataman-Onal, Sandrine Busseret, Jean-Philippe Charrier, Genevieve Choquet-Kastylevsky
  • Patent number: 9879085
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies against human CSF-1R (anti-CSF-1R antibody), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing said antibodies, and uses thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Nikolaos Dimoudis, Georg Fertig, Alexander Fidler, Klaus Kaluza, Marlene Thomas, Carola Ries, Stefan Seeber, Martin Lanzendoerfer
  • Patent number: 9872894
    Abstract: Disclosed are immunogenic compositions that include one or more polypeptides that, when administered to a subject with adjuvant, elicit an immune response against medullary thyroid cancer. Disclosed are methods of eliciting an immune response and/or treating cancer, such as medullary thyroid carcinoma or other thyroid carcinomas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy Andrew Erickson
  • Patent number: 9856497
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems, compositions and methods for regulating expression of a target polynucleotide in a cell. The systems, compositions and methods comprise a chimeric receptor polypeptide comprising a G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) or a fragment thereof, a chimeric adaptor polypeptide, at least one actuator moiety and a cleavage moiety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Board of Trustee of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Lei S. Qi, P. C. Dave P. Dingal
  • Patent number: 9849181
    Abstract: Provided are salt-free antibody and other protein formulations that are substantially isosmotic and of low viscosity. Also provided are methods for the treatment of diseases using the disclosed formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Inventors: Jun Xiang, Xinghang Ma
  • Patent number: 9849176
    Abstract: This invention relates to monovalent and multivalent, monospecific binding proteins and to multivalent, multispecific binding proteins. One embodiment of these binding proteins has one or more binding sites where each binding site binds with a target antigen or an epitope on a target antigen. Another embodiment of these binding proteins has two or more binding sites where each binding site has affinity towards different epitopes on a target antigen or has affinity towards either a target antigen or a hapten. The present invention further relates to recombinant vectors useful for the expression of these functional binding proteins in a host. More specifically, the present invention relates to the tumor-associated antigen binding protein designated RS7, and other EGP-1 binding-proteins. The invention further relates to humanized, human and chimeric RS7 antigen binding proteins, and the use of such binding proteins in diagnosis and therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Immunomedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Serengulam V. Govindan, Zhengxing Qu, Hans J. Hansen, David M. Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 9851356
    Abstract: Provided is an invention relating to a method for measuring an anti-WT1 antibody in a sample allowing measurement and evaluation of the anti-WT1 antibody with higher accuracy and to use of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CANCER IMMUNOLOGY, INC., OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haruo Sugiyama, Yusuke Oji, Kiyonori Katsuragi, Hideaki Tanaka, Shinji Sogo, Yoshihiro Goto, Yasukazu Ohmoto, Husako Iwata
  • Patent number: 9851358
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for preventing or reducing metastatic dissemination (i.e. reducing motility of cancer cells). In particular, the present invention relates to a method for preventing or reducing metastatic dissemination (i.e. reducing motility of cancer cells) in a subject suffering from a cancer comprising the steps consisting of i) determining the expression level of at least one biomarker selected from the group consisting of soluble CD95L and EMT promoting factors in a sample obtained from the subject, ii) comparing the expression level determined at step i) with a predetermined reference value and iii) administering the subject with a therapeutically effective amount of C16-ceramide or derivatives such as C16-sphingomyelin and C16-glycosphingolipids when the expression level determined at step i) is higher than the predetermined reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignees: INSERM (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale), Universite Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Universite de Bourgogne, Universite de Rennes I, Universit des Antilles et de la Guiyane, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sante Publique (EHESP)
    Inventors: Patrick Legembre, Bruno Segui, Thierry Levade, Olivier Micheau
  • Patent number: 9840565
    Abstract: The invention relates to anti-HER1 antigen binding proteins, e.g. anti-HER1 antibodies, that bind to the beta-hairpin of HER1, methods for selecting these antigen binding proteins, their preparation and use as medicament.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Birgit Bossenmaier, Michael Gerg, Gerhard Niederfellner, Carmen Peess, Michael Schraeml
  • Patent number: 9835626
    Abstract: Disclosed are surprising new methods and compositions for isolating extracellular microvesicles such as exosomes, particularly disease-related and phosphatidylserine (PS)-positive extracellular microvesicles as exemplified by tumor- and viral-derived exosomes. The methods of the invention are rapid, efficient, cost-effective and, importantly, are suitable for use with large volumes of biological fluids and produce antigenically intact extracellular microvesicles and exosomes. The methods and compositions are based on the surprising use of acetate buffers to isolate large quantities of extracellular microvesicles, particularly tumor-derived exosomes, from solution, without damaging their morphological or functional properties or antigenicity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignees: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Schroit, Philip E. Thorpe, Shelley P. M. Fussey
  • Patent number: 9833511
    Abstract: This invention relates to monovalent and multivalent, monospecific binding proteins and to multivalent, multispecific binding proteins. One embodiment of these binding proteins has one or more binding sites where each binding site binds with a target antigen or an epitope on a target antigen. Another embodiment of these binding proteins has two or more binding sites where each binding site has affinity towards different epitopes on a target antigen or has affinity towards either a target antigen or a hapten. The present invention further relates to recombinant vectors useful for the expression of these functional binding proteins in a host. More specifically, the present invention relates to the tumor-associated antigen binding protein designated RS7, and other EGP-1 binding-proteins. The invention further relates to humanized, human and chimeric RS7 antigen binding proteins, and the use of such binding proteins in diagnosis and therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Immunomedics, Inc.
    Inventors: Serengulam V. Govindan, Zhengxing Qu, Hans J. Hansen, David M. Goldenberg
  • Patent number: 9828436
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies which specifically bind to at least one epitope defined by the immunogenic glycopeptide. Other aspects of the present disclosure are pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody; and method for preventing and/or treating Globo-H-positive cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: MacKay Medical Foundation The Presbyterian Church In Taiwan MacKay Memorial Hospital
    Inventors: Chih-long Chang, Chao-chih Wu
  • Patent number: 9822182
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to compositions of antibodies and immunoconjugates that potentially lack T-cell epitopes and elicit reduced immune response. The antibody may be an antibody fragment, such as Fab, Fab?, F(ab?)2, scFv, dsFv, ds-scFv, dimers, minibodies, diabodies, bispecific antibody fragments, multimers, and any combination thereof. In a further embodiment, the antibody may bind to an antigen epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM). In another embodiment, an immunoconjugate may comprise an antibody attached to an effector molecule, wherein the effector molecule may be a radioisotope, an antineoplastic agent, an immunomodulator, a biological response modifier, lectin, a toxin, a chromophore, a fluorophore, a chemiluminescent compound, an enzyme, a metal ion, and any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: VIVENTIA BIO INC.
    Inventors: Jeannick Cizeau, Arjune Premsukh, Shilpa Chooniedass, Glen MacDonald, Joycelyn Entwistle
  • Patent number: 9815902
    Abstract: The present invention relates to humanized antibodies that specifically bind to CXCR5 and can, for example, inhibit CXCR5 function. The invention also includes uses of the antibodies to treat or prevent CXCR5 related diseases or disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SANOFI
    Inventors: Renata Lee, Vincent Mikol, Elizabeth Allen, Norman Ruetsch, Beatrice Cameron, Thomas Oligino, Nicholas Baurin
  • Patent number: 9815904
    Abstract: The present application discloses variants of Pertuzumab. In particular, it discloses: an unpaired cysteine variant comprising Cys23/Cys88 unpaired cysteines in one or both variable light domains of Pertuzumab, an afucosylated variant of Pertuzumab, a low-molecular-weight-species (LMWS) of Pertuzumab, and a high-molecular-weight-species (HMWS) or Pertuzumab. The application further discloses the isolated variants, compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, and articles of manufacture comprising the variants, as well as methods of making and characterizing the variants and compositions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Genetech, Inc.
    Inventors: Lynn A. Gennaro, Yung-Hsiang Kao, Yonghua Zhang
  • Patent number: 9815905
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Polakis, Jyoti Asundi, Ron Firestein, Robert F. Kelley, Krista McCutcheon