Patents by Inventor Alan L. Epstein

Alan L. Epstein has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240150470
    Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cells comprising the antigen binding domains of these antibodies. Also provided are compositions comprising the same, vector or plasmid encoding the antibodies and CARs, and methods for producing the same, or using the same for detecting or treating cancer and kits for carrying out said methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu, Long Zheng
  • Patent number: 11667715
    Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cells comprising the antigen binding domains of these antibodies. Also provided are compositions comprising the same, vector or plasmid encoding the antibodies and CARs, and methods for producing the same, or using the same for detecting or treating cancer and kits for carrying out said methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu, Long Zheng
  • Publication number: 20220056139
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) cells comprising the antigen binding domains of these antibodies. Also provided are compositions comprising the same, vector or plasmid encoding the antibodies and CARs, and methods for producing the same, or using the same for detecting or treating cancer and kits for carrying out said methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu, Long Zheng
  • Publication number: 20210403585
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel anti-LHR chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), cells or compositions comprising the same, vector or plasmid encoding anti-LHR CAR, and methods for producing the same, or using the same for detecting or treating ovarian cancer or prostate cancer. Also provided herein are anti-LHR antibody, compositions comprising the same, nucleic acid sequence encoding the same, and a kit for detecting LHR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu, Jacek K. Pinski
  • Patent number: 11136401
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel anti-LHR chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), cells or compositions comprising the same, vector or plasmid encoding anti-LHR CAR, and methods for producing the same, or using the same for detecting or treating ovarian cancer or prostate cancer. Also provided herein are anti-LHR antibody, compositions comprising the same, nucleic acid sequence encoding the same, and a kit for detecting LHR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu, Jacek K. Pinski
  • Publication number: 20210147551
    Abstract: CAR cells targeting and antibodies human HLA-DR are described as a new method of cancer treatment. It is proposed that HLA-DR CAR cells are safe and effective in patients and can be used to treat human tumors expressing the HLA-DR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventor: Alan L. Epstein
  • Patent number: 10961317
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant polypeptides comprising an elastin-like peptide (ELP) and a scFv, or a biological equivalent of the scFv. Also disclosed are compositions containing scFv-ELP polypeptides and methods of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, John Andrew MacKay, Peisheng Hu, Suhaas Aluri
  • Publication number: 20210070864
    Abstract: CAR cells targeting and antibodies human HLA-G are described as a new method of cancer treatment. It is proposed that HLA-G CAR cells are safe and effective in patients and can be used to treat human tumors expressing the HLA-G.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu
  • Patent number: 10711064
    Abstract: CAR cells targeting and antibodies human HLA-DR are described as a new method of cancer treatment. It is proposed that HLA-DR CAR cells are safe and effective in patients and can be used to treat human tumors expressing the HLA-DR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventor: Alan L. Epstein
  • Publication number: 20200079868
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant polypeptides comprising an elastin-like peptide (ELP) and a scFv, or a biological equivalent of the scFv. Also disclosed are compositions containing scFv-ELP polypeptides and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, John Andrew MacKay, Peisheng Hu, Suhaas Aluri
  • Publication number: 20200016201
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) targeting human LHR, B7-H4, HLA-G, or HLA-DR, and therapeutic methods of their use. LHR, B7-H4, HLA-G, or HLA-DR are expressed in the context of many human cancers including thyroid, prostate, colon, breast, ovarian, and renal cancers, as well as B-cell leukymias and lymphomas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Alan L. Epstein
  • Publication number: 20190119385
    Abstract: CAR cells targeting and antibodies human HLA-G are described as a new method of cancer treatment. It is proposed that HLA-G CAR cells are safe and effective in patients and can be used to treat human tumors expressing the HLA-G.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu
  • Patent number: 10196435
    Abstract: Provided is an isolated recombinant polypeptide comprising an immunoglobulin domain and a canine OX40L extracellular domain polypeptide fragment or a biological equivalent thereof and compositions comprising: an isolated recombinant polypeptide comprising an immunoglobulin domain and a canine OX40L extracellular domain polypeptide fragment; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also provided are methods for treating or ameliorating the symptoms of cancer in a canine comprising administering an effective amount of the isolated recombinant polypeptide of the disclosure and/or a composition of the disclosure to a canine in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu
  • Publication number: 20180291089
    Abstract: CAR cells targeting tumor necrosis therapy relevant antigens are described as a new method of cancer treatment. It is proposed that TNT CAR cells are safe and effective in patients and can be used to treat human tumors and cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Harvey Kaslow, Peisheng Hu
  • Publication number: 20180118831
    Abstract: CAR cells and antibodies targeting human B7-H4 expressed on many human cancers including but not limited to breast ovarian, and renal cancers are described as a new method of cancer treatment. It is proposed that B7-H4 CAR cells are safe and effective in patients and can be used to treat human tumors expressing the B7-H4 surface protein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu
  • Publication number: 20180112003
    Abstract: Provided herein are novel anti-LHR chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), cells or compositions comprising the same, vector or plasmid encoding anti-LHR CAR, and methods for producing the same, or using the same for detecting or treating ovarian cancer or prostate cancer. Also provided herein are anti-LHR antibody, compositions comprising the same, nucleic acid sequence encoding the same, and a kit for detecting LHR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicant: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Peisheng Hu, Jacek K. Pinski
  • Patent number: 9746480
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for determining the presence of cancer (malignant versus benign), monitoring the progression of cancer, monitoring cancer relapse, monitoring the response to cancer therapy, or cancer staging in a subject, by evaluating CD33+/HLA-DRlow, CD14+/HLA-DRlow, CD66b+/HLA-DRlow or, CD11b+/HLA-DRlow MDSC for activation of a transcription factor. Transcription factors include, but are not limited to, STAT3, pSTAT3, HIF1?, or C/EBP?. The MDSC phenotype can be CD33+HLA-DRlowHIF1?+/STAT3+, CD14+HLA-DRlowHIF1?+/STAT3+/pSTAT3+/C/EBPb+, CD66b+HLA-DRlowHIF1?+/STAT3+/pSTAT3+/C/EBPb+, CD33+HLA-DRlowHIF1?+/STAT3+/pSTAT3+/C/EBPb+, CD11b+HLA-DRlowHIF1?+/STAT3+/pSTAT3+/C/EBPb+, or CD11b+HLA-DRlowC/EBP?+. Also provided herein are methods for inducing human MDSC from healthy donor peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by co-culturing PBMC with human solid tumor cell lines and subsequently measuring their suppressive ability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Melissa G. Lechner
  • Patent number: 9522958
    Abstract: Provided is a cancer therapeutic agent comprising a cancer targeting molecule linked to a CpG oligodeoxynucleotide. Also provided are methods of reducing the size of a tumor or inhibiting the growth of cancer cells in an individual or inhibiting the development of metastatic cancer, comprising administering an effective amount of the cancer therapeutic agent. The methods may also include reducing immunoregulatory T cell activity in the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, Leslie A. Khawli
  • Publication number: 20160355590
    Abstract: CAR cells targeting and antibodies human HLA-DR are described as a new method of cancer treatment. It is proposed that HLA-DR CAR cells are safe and effective in patients and can be used to treat human tumors expressing the HLA-DR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Alan L. Epstein
  • Publication number: 20150218280
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are recombinant polypeptides comprising an elastin-like peptide (ELP) and a scFv, or a biological equivalent of the scFv. Also disclosed are compositions containing scFv-ELP polypeptides and methods of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Alan L. Epstein, John Andrew MacKay, Peisheng Hu, Suhaas Aluri