Patents by Inventor Christian B. Allan

Christian B. Allan 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).

  • Patent number: 8460663
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Publication number: 20120321616
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Medlmmune, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia N. OLIVER, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Patent number: 8206951
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Publication number: 20120045456
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of the antibodies or antibody fragments, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing the liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Publication number: 20120039876
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Patent number: 8007793
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Publication number: 20110172155
    Abstract: Peptide fragments having amino acid sequences corresponding to portions of a thymosin beta 4, a thymosin beta and/or a thymosin beta 15 amino acid sequence are provided, as well as methods of treatment utilizing same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Applicant: REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: David Crockford, Christian B. Allan, Gabriel Sosne
  • Publication number: 20110027272
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia N. OLIVER, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Publication number: 20100303736
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or antibody fragments that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of the antibodies or antibody fragments, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide, which formulations are substantially free of surfactants, sugars, sugar alcohols, amino acids other than histidine (preferably with pKa values of less than 5 and above 7), and/or other common excipients.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: MEDIMMUNE, LLC
    Inventor: Christian B. Allan
  • Publication number: 20100278929
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of optimizing the production and purification of antibody formulations that immunospecifically bind to antigens of interest and are suitable for parenteral administration to a subject, which formulations exhibit increased stability due to reduced degradation and aggregation of the antibody component on long term storage. Such methods provide formulations that offer multiple advantages over formulations produced by non-optimized methods including less stringent or more readily available transportation/storage conditions, and less frequent dosing or smaller dosage amounts in the therapeutic, prophylactic and diagnostic use of such formulations. The invention further provides methods of utilizing the formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: Medlmmune, LLC
    Inventors: Ziping Wei, Guillermo Tous, Mark Schenerman, Christian B. Allan
  • Publication number: 20100254985
    Abstract: The present invention provides formulations of proteins comprising a variant Fc region that improve the stability in part by reducing the propensisty of such molecules to rapidly aggregate. The invention provides both liquid and lyophilized formulations either of which can be utilized to generate a high protein concentration liquid suitable for administration to a subject. The invention further provides methods of utilizing the formulations of the present invention for therapeutic or prophylactic treatment of diseases and disorders or for diagnostic purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2010
    Publication date: October 7, 2010
    Applicant: MEDIMMUNE, LLC
    Inventors: Christian B. ALLAN, William LEACH, Stephen CHANG, Steven BISHOP
  • Patent number: 7785592
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Patent number: 7691379
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or antibody fragments that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of the antibodies or antibody fragments, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to an IL-9 polypeptide, which formulations are substantially free of surfactants, sugars, sugar alcohols, amino acids other than histidine (preferably with pKa values of less than 5 and above 7), and/or other common excipients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Medimmune, LLC
    Inventor: Christian B. Allan
  • Publication number: 20100061987
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for inhibiting the release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a vertebrate cell, and for inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient. The compositions comprise, for example, high affinity antibodies that specifically bind HMG1 and antigenic fragments thereof. The high affinity antibodies of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are useful for many purposes, for example, as therapeutics against a wide range of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, peritonitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury, septicemia, endotoxic shock, cystic fibrosis, endocarditis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis, anaphylactic shock, organ ischemia, reperfusion injury, and allograft rejection. In addition, the high affinity antibodies of the present inventions are useful as diagnostic antibodies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Herren Wu, Christian B. Allan, Changshou Gao, Ling-Ling An, Peter Kiener, Su-Yau Mao, Anthony Coyle
  • Patent number: 7585504
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed for inhibiting the release of a proinflammatory cytokine from a vertebrate cell, and for inhibiting an inflammatory cytokine cascade in a patient. The compositions comprise, for example, high affinity antibodies that specifically bind HMG1 and antigenic fragments thereof. The high affinity antibodies of the present invention and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same are useful for many purposes, for example, as therapeutics against a wide range of inflammatory diseases and disorders such as sepsis, rheumatoid arthritis, peritonitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury, septicemia, endotoxic shock, cystic fibrosis, endocarditis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, arthritis, anaphylactic shock, organ ischemia, reperfusion injury, and allograft rejection. In addition, the high affinity antibodies of the present inventions are useful as diagnostic antibodies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: MedImmune, LLC
    Inventors: Herren Wu, Christian B. Allan, Changshou Gao, Ling-Ling An, Peter Kiener, Su-Yau Mao, Anthony Coyle
  • Publication number: 20090175883
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of the antibodies or antibody fragments, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing the liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Publication number: 20090053238
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or antibody fragments that immunospecifically bind to integrin ?V?3, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of the antibodies or antibody fragments, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to integrin ?V?3, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating an inflammatory disorder, an autoimmune disorder, a disorder associated with aberrant expression and/or activity of integrin ?V?3, a disorder associated with abnormal bone metabolism, a disorder associated with aberrant angiogenesis or cancer utilizing the liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: MEDIMMUNE, INC.
    Inventor: Christian B. ALLAN
  • Publication number: 20080286270
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: MedImmune, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Patent number: 7425618
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of the antibodies or antibody fragments, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of antibodies or fragments thereof that immunospecifically bind to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides methods of preventing, treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing the liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: Medimmune, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang
  • Patent number: 7294336
    Abstract: The present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that immunospecifically bind to a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antigen, which formulations exhibit stability, low to undetectable levels of aggregation, and very little to no loss of the biological activities of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, even during long periods of storage. In particular, the present invention provides liquid formulations of SYNAGIS® or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which immunospecifically binds to a RSV antigen, which formulations are substantially free of surfactant, inorganic salts, and/or other common excipients. Furthermore, the invention provides method of preventing, treating or ameliorating symptoms associated with RSV infection utilizing liquid formulations of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignee: MedImmune, Inc.
    Inventors: Cynthia N. Oliver, Erica Shane, Benjamin S. Isaacs, Christian B. Allan, Stephen T. Chang