Abstract: We provide VHZ for use in a method of treatment, prophylaxis or alleviation of a cancer in an individual selected from the group consisting of: colon cancer, lung cancer, squamous cell carcinoma including lip, larynx, vulva, cervix and penis cancer, pancreatic cancer, brain cancer, oesophageal cancer, stomach cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, skin cancer, ovary cancer, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. We provide an anti-VHZ agent for the treatment, prophylaxis or alleviation of such a cancer. The anti-VHZ agent may comprise SEQ ID NO:4 or SEQ ID NO: 5, or both.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 7, 2009
Date of Patent:
February 28, 2017
Assignee:
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (A*STAR)
Abstract: The invention relates to specific binding members, particularly antibodies and active fragments thereof, which recognize an aberrant post-translationally modified, particularly an aberrant glycosylated form of the EGFR. The binding members, particularly antibodies and fragments thereof, of the invention do not bind to EGFR on normal cells in the absence of amplification of the wild-type gene and are capable of binding the de2-7 EGFR at an epitope which is distinct from the junctional peptide. Antibodies of this type are exemplified by the novel antibody 806 whose VH and VL sequences are illustrated as SEQ ID NOs: 2 and 4 and chimeric antibodies thereof as exemplified by ch806.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 11, 2012
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignee:
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Inventors:
Lloyd J. Old, Gerd Ritter, Achim Jungbluth, Elisabeth Stockert, Webster K. Cavenee
Abstract: The present invention is directed to variants of antigens comprising folate binding protein epitopes as a composition associated with providing immunity against a tumor in an individual. The variant is effective in inducing cytotoxic T-lymphocytes but preferably not to the extent that they become sensitive to silencing by elimination, such as by apoptosis, or by anergy, as in unresponsiveness.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 24, 2014
Date of Patent:
February 7, 2017
Assignees:
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc.
Inventors:
Constantin G. Ioannides, George E. Peoples
Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery that relaxin is associated with the development or maturation of body tissues. Knockouts of the gene encoding relaxin result in various abnormalities in the development of various tissues. The present invention provides methods of modulating apoptosis by administering a relaxin agonist or antagonist to a subject.
Abstract: The invention relates to improved variants of the anti-serum albumin immunoglobulin single variable domain DOM7h-11, as well as ligands and drug conjugates comprising such variants, compositions, nucleic acids, vectors and hosts.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 17, 2010
Date of Patent:
January 3, 2017
Assignee:
Glaxo Group Limited
Inventors:
Elena De Angelis, Carolyn Enever, Haiqun Liu, Christopher Plummer, Oliver Schon
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improved diagnosis of dysplasias based on simultaneous detection of INK4a gene products and at least one marker for cell proliferation. Particularly the present invention provides a method for discriminating dysplastic cells over-expressing INK4a gene products from cells over-expressing INK4a gene products without being dysplastic by detection of a marker suitable for characterizing the proliferation properties of the respective cell. The characterization of the proliferation properties may comprise the detection of a marker or a set of markers characteristic for active cell proliferation and/or a marker or a set of markers characteristic for retarded or ceased cell proliferation. The method presented herein thus enables for a specific diagnosis of dysplasias in histological and cytological specimens.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 13, 2013
Date of Patent:
December 27, 2016
Assignee:
VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Inventors:
Ruediger Ridder, Anja Reichert, Marcus Trunk, Richard Batrla
Abstract: The present invention provides novel high affinity antibodies and fragments thereof that bind to the cancer antigen PSCA. The antibodies of the present invention may be used for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, visualization, and the like. The Present invention also provides methods for the detection, visualization, and treatment of various cancers expressing PSCA.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 5, 2014
Date of Patent:
December 27, 2016
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Inventors:
Anna M. Wu, Robert E. Reiter, Eric J. Lepin, James D. Marks, Yu Zhou
Abstract: The present invention relates to agonist antibodies that specifically bind to Notch 3 and activate signaling. The present invention includes antibodies binding to an epitope comprising the first Lin12 domain. The present invention also includes uses of these antibodies to treat or prevent Notch 3 related diseases or disorders.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 21, 2013
Date of Patent:
December 13, 2016
Assignee:
Genentech, Inc.
Inventors:
Kang Li, Bin-Bing Stephen Zhou, Wenjuan Wu, Sek Chung Fung, Sanjaya Singh
Abstract: The invention relates to methods and compositions for causing the selective targeting and killing of tumor cells. The present invention describes prophylactic or therapeutic cancer vaccines based on purified TAA proteins or TAA-derived synthetic peptides altered by chemical, enzymatic or chemo-enzymatic methods to introduce ?Gal epitopes or ?Gal glycomimetic epitopes, in order to allow for enhanced opsonization of the antigen by natural anti-?Gal antibodies to stimulate TAA capture and presentation, thereby inducing a humoral and cellular immune response to the TAA expressed by a tumor. The animal's immune system thus is stimulated to produce tumor specific cytotoxic cells and antibodies which will attack and kill tumor cells present in the animal.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2012
Date of Patent:
December 6, 2016
Assignee:
NEWLINK GENETICS CORPORATION
Inventors:
Mario R. Mautino, Nicholas N. Vahanian, Won-Bin Young, Gabriela Rossi, Charles J. Link, Firoz Jaipuri
Abstract: This disclosure provides a multi-specific fusion protein composed of a CD86 antagonist binding domain and another binding domain that is an IL-10 agonist, an HLA-G agonist, an HGF agonist, an IL-35 agonist, a PD-1 agonist, a BTLA agonist, a LIGHT antagonist, a GITRL antagonist or a CD40 antagonist. The multi-specific fusion protein may also include an intervening domain that separates the other domains. This disclosure also provides polynucleotides encoding the multi-specific fusion proteins, compositions of the fusion proteins, and methods of using the multi-specific fusion proteins and compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 2, 2009
Date of Patent:
November 15, 2016
Assignee:
APTEVO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LLC
Inventors:
Peter Armstrong Thompson, Peter Robert Baum, Philip Tan, John W. Blankenship, Sateesh Kumar Natarajan
Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods relating to or derived from antigen binding proteins activate FGF21-mediated signaling. In embodiments, the antigen binding proteins specifically bind to (i) ?-Klotho; (ii) FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising ?-Klotho and one of FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4. In some embodiments the antigen binding proteins induce FGF21-like signaling. In some embodiments, an antigen binding protein is a fully human, humanized, or chimeric antibodies, binding fragments and derivatives of such antibodies, and polypeptides that specifically bind to (i) ?-Klotho; (ii) FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c or FGFR4; or (iii) a complex comprising ?-Klotho and one of FGFR1c, FGFR2c, FGFR3c, and FGFR4.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 2, 2016
Date of Patent:
November 15, 2016
Inventors:
Shaw-Fen Sylvia Hu, Ian Nevin Foltz, Chadwick Terence King, Yang Li, Taruna Arora
Abstract: The present disclosure provides recombinant antigen-binding regions and antibodies and functional fragments containing such antigen-binding regions that are specific for MST1R, which plays an integral role in various disorders or conditions, such as cancer. These antibodies, accordingly, can be used to treat these and other disorders and conditions. Antibodies of the disclosure also can be used in the diagnostics field, as well as for further investigating the role of MST1R in the progression of disorders associated with tumors. The disclosure also provides nucleic acid sequences encoding the foregoing antibodies, vectors containing the same, pharmaceutical compositions and kits with instructions for use.
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing, and methods of treating, hepatocellular carcinoma in a subject. The invention also relates to polypeptide antagonists of PLVAP proteins, including humanized and chimeric antibodies that specifically bind PLVAP proteins, as well as compositions and kits comprising such polypeptide antagonists.
Abstract: Cytotoxic conjugates comprising a cell binding agent and a cytotoxic agent, therapeutic compositions comprising the conjugate, methods for using the conjugates in the inhibition of cell growth and the treatment of disease, and a kit comprising the cytotoxic conjugate are disclosed are all embodiments of the invention. In particular, the cell binding agent is a monoclonal antibody, and epitope-binding fragments thereof, that recognizes and binds the CA6 glycotope. The present invention is also directed to humanized or resurfaced versions of DS6, an anti-CA6 murine monoclonal antibody, and epitope-binding fragments thereof.
Abstract: Compositions and methods for immunization against human breast cancer are disclosed. In one embodiment the multivalent antigenic composition is provided comprising immunogenic polypeptides selected from the group consisting of human ?-lactalbumin, ?S1 casein, ?-casein and ?-casein.
Abstract: An antibody binding to IL33R characterized in that the heavy chain variable domain comprises a CDR3 region of SEQ ID NO:1, a CDR2 region of SEQ ID NO:2 and a CDR1 region of SEQ ID NO:3 and in that the light chain variable domain comprises a CDR3 region of SEQ ID NO:4, a CDR2 region of SEQ ID NO:5 and a CDR1 region of SEQ ID NO:6 or a a chimeric, humanized or T cell epitope depleted antibody variant thereof has advantageous properties for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 11, 2014
Date of Patent:
April 12, 2016
Assignee:
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
Inventors:
Georg Fertig, Jens Fischer, Guy Georges, Klaus Kaluza, Valeria Lifke, Joerg Moelleken, Sonja Offner, Achal Pashine, Stefan Seeber