Patents by Inventor Chris Pepper

Chris Pepper 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: 20230226092
    Abstract: Disclosed is NUC-1031 (gemcitabine-[phenyl-benzoxy-L-alaninyl)]-phosphate), a ProTide derivative of gemcitabine, for use in targeting cancer stem cells. This targeting of cancer stem cells may be employed in the prevention or treatment of cancer. NUC-1031 may be used in treatment of relapsed or refractory cancer in a human patient. Without wishing to be bound by any hypothesis, it is believed that the ability of NUC-1031 to target cancer stem cells contributes to its utility in the treatment of relapsed or refractory cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Applicant: NuCana plc
    Inventors: Hugh Griffith, Christopher McGuigan, Chris Pepper
  • Publication number: 20230218655
    Abstract: Provided are medical uses and methods for targeting cancer stem cells employing ProTide compounds, particularly in the prevention or treatment of cancer. The ProTide may be other than one selected from the group consisting of: NUC-1031; a ProTide derived from cordycepin; and a ProTide derived from 8-chloroadenosine. The medical uses and methods for targeting cancer stem cells are particularly useful in the treatment of relapsed or refractory cancer in human patients. Also provided are methods of selecting patients who will benefit from prevention or treatment of cancer through the medical uses or methods of treatment of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Applicant: NuCana plc
    Inventors: Hugh Griffith, Chris Pepper, Chris McGuigan
  • Patent number: 11400107
    Abstract: Provided are medical uses and methods for targeting cancer stem cells employing ProTide compounds, particularly in the prevention or treatment of cancer. The ProTide may be other than one selected from the group consisting of NUC-1031, a ProTide derived from cordycepin, and a ProTide derived from 8-chloroadenosine. The medical uses and methods for targeting cancer stem cells are particularly useful in the treatment of relapsed or refractory cancer in human patients. Also provided are methods of selecting patients who will benefit from prevention or treatment of cancer through the medical uses or methods of treatment of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: NuCana plc
    Inventors: Hugh Griffith, Chris Pepper, Chris McGuigan
  • Patent number: 11287416
    Abstract: The invention relates to cancer, and in particular to novel pharmaceutical compositions, therapies and methods for treating, preventing or ameliorating cancer, and especially metastatic disease. The invention also relates to diagnostic and prognostic methods for cancer and metastatic disease, and biomarkers for these conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NEURO-BIO LTD
    Inventors: Susan Adele Greenfield, Henry Tu, Paul Morrill, Sara Garcia-Rates, Chris Pepper, Chris Fegan
  • Publication number: 20210100825
    Abstract: Disclosed is NUC-1031 (gemcitabine[phenyl-benzoxy-L-alaninyl)]-phosphate), a ProTide derivative of gemcitabine, for use in targeting cancer stem cells. This targeting of cancer stem cells may be employed in the prevention or treatment of cancer. NUC-1031 may be used in treatment of relapsed or refractory cancer in a human patient. Without wishing to be bound by any hypothesis, it is believed that the ability of NUC-1031 to target cancer stem cells contributes to its utility in the treatment of relapsed or refractory cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Hugh Griffith, Christopher McGuigan, Chris Pepper
  • Patent number: 10724104
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a prognostic method for determining at least one, or a combination, of the following: time to first treatment, response to treatment or overall survival for a patient presenting with a disease including or characterised by telomere shortening, including an assessment of the longest mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected and then a determination of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range (i.e. the range below that mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected) and the subsequent use of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range as a prognostic indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Duncan Baird, Chris Pepper, Christopher Fegan
  • Publication number: 20190374564
    Abstract: Provided are medical uses and methods for targeting cancer stem cells employing ProTide compounds, particularly in the prevention or treatment of cancer. The ProTide may be other than one selected from the group consisting of NUC-1031, a ProTide derived from cordycepin, and a ProTide derived from 8-chloroadenosine. The medical uses and methods for targeting cancer stem cells are particularly useful in the treatment of relapsed or refractory cancer in human patients. Also provided are methods of selecting patients who will benefit from prevention or treatment of cancer through the medical uses or methods of treatment of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Hugh Griffith, Chris Pepper, Chris McGuigan
  • Publication number: 20190276898
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a prognostic method for determining at least one, or a combination, of the following: time to first treatment, response to treatment or overall survival for a patient presenting with a disease including or characterised by telomere shortening, including an assessment of the longest mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected and then a determination of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range (i.e. the range below that mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected) and the subsequent use of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range as a prognostic indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Duncan Baird, Chris Pepper, Christopher Fegan
  • Patent number: 10378065
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a prognostic method for determining at least one, or a combination, of the following: time to first treatment, response to treatment or overall survival for a patient presenting with a disease including or characterized by telomere shortening, including an assessment of the longest mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected and then a determination of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range (i.e. the range below that mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected) and the subsequent use of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range as a prognostic indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF CONSULTANTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Duncan Baird, Chris Pepper, Christopher Fegan
  • Publication number: 20190025289
    Abstract: The invention relates to cancer, and in particular to novel pharmaceutical compositions, therapies and methods for treating, preventing or ameliorating cancer, and especially metastatic disease. The invention also relates to diagnostic and prognostic methods for cancer and metastatic disease, and biomarkers for these conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: NEURO-BIO LTD
    Inventors: Susan GREENFIELD, Henry TU, Paul MORRILL, Sara GARCIA-RATES, Chris PEPPER, Chris FEGAN
  • Publication number: 20180289733
    Abstract: Disclosed is NUC-1031 (gemcitabine-[phenyl-benzoxy-L-alaninyl)]-phosphate), a ProTide derivative of gemcitabine, for use in targeting cancer stem cells. This targeting of cancer stem cells may be employed in the prevention or treatment of cancer. NUC-1031 may be used in treatment of relapsed or refractory cancer in a human patient. Without wishing to be bound by any hypothesis, it is believed that the ability of NUC-1031 to target cancer stem cells contributes to its utility in the treatment of relapsed or refractory cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Hugh Griffith, Christopher McGuigan, Chris Pepper
  • Publication number: 20170137893
    Abstract: The disclosure concerns a prognostic method for determining at least one, or a combination, of the following: time to first treatment, response to treatment or overall survival for a patient presenting with a disease including or characterised by telomere shortening, including an assessment of the longest mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected and then a determination of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range (i.e. the range below that mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected) and the subsequent use of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range as a prognostic indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Duncan Baird, Chris Pepper, Christopher Fegan
  • Publication number: 20150292021
    Abstract: The invention concerns a prognostic method for determining at least one, or a combination, of the following: time to first treatment, response to treatment or overall survival for a patient presenting with a disease including or characterised by telomere shortening, comprising an assessment of the longest mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected and then a determination of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range (i.e. the range below said mean telomere length at which telomere end-end fusion events can be detected) and the subsequent use of the mean telomere length in the fusogenic range as a prognostic indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: University College Cardiff Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Duncan Baird, Chris Pepper, Christopher Fegan
  • Patent number: 8034808
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of a therapeutic composition comprising at least one pyrrolobenzodiazepine derivative combined with fludarabine for treating cancer and more particularly hematological diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Ipsen Pharma S.A.S.
    Inventors: Patrick Delavault, Chris Pepper
  • Patent number: 7709199
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials and methods for evaluating the prognosis of a patient presenting with chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CLL) and for CLL therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: University College Cardiff Consultants Limited
    Inventors: Chris Pepper, Paul Brennan, Naomi Price-Lloyd, Janet E. Williams, Jeff D. Griffiths, Chris Fegan
  • Publication number: 20080026383
    Abstract: The invention relates to materials and methods for evaluating the prognosis of a patient presenting with chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CLL) and for CLL therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CARDIFF
    Inventors: Chris Pepper, Paul Brennan, Naomi Price-Lloyd, Janet E. Williams, Jeff D. Griffiths, Chris Fegan
  • Publication number: 20070232592
    Abstract: The invention concerns the use of a therapeutic composition comprising at least one pyrrolobenzodiazepine derivative combined with fludarabine for treating cancer and more particularly hematological diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: Societe de Conseils Recherches et D'Applications Scientifiques
    Inventors: Patrick Delavault, Chris Pepper
  • Publication number: 20060020844
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to recovering custom BIOS settings in a computer having a system ROM, a first non-volatile memory and a second non-volatile memory, comprising: storing custom default BIOS settings in the first memory, wherein custom default BIOS settings comprise at least the custom BIOS settings; and storing current BIOS settings in the second memory, wherein the current BIOS settings comprise at least a copy of the default BIOS settings, wherein an executing BIOS accesses the second memory and not the first memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2004
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventors: Patrick Gibbons, Chris Pepper, Paul Broyles, Mark Piwonka