Patents by Inventor Christina Claus

Christina Claus 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: 20210009656
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) one Fab domain capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, (b) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and (c) a first polypeptide comprising two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and a second polypeptide comprising one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof, wherein the first polypeptide is fused at its N-terminus to the C-terminus of one of the subunits of the Fc domain and wherein the second polypeptide is fused at its N-terminus to the C-terminus of the other subunit of the Fc domain, wherein the TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecule is monovalent for the binding to the target cell antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Peter BRUENKER, Claudia Ferrara KOLLER, Sandra GRAU-RICHARDS, Christian KLEIN, Ekkehard MOESSNER, Pablo UMANA, Maria AMANN, Christina CLAUS, Wei XU
  • Publication number: 20200347115
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising two different fusion polypeptides that comprise a spacer domain, an antigen binding domain and three ectodomains of a TNF ligand member or fragments thereof, wherein two of said ectodomains are separated from each other by a spacer domain comprising at least 25 amino acids and wherein the two fusion polypeptides are covalently associated to each other in the spacer domain
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Harald Duerr, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Guy Georges, Friederike Hesse, Sabine Imhof-Jung, Christina Claus, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20200325225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to combination therapies employing tumor targeted anti-CD3 bispecific antibodies and/or agents blocking PD-L1/PD-1 interaction in combination with 4-1BB (CD137) agonists, in particular 4-1BBL trimer containing antigen binding molecules, the use of these combination therapies for the treatment of cancer and methods of using the combination therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Marina BACAC, Christina CLAUS, Claudia FERRARA KOLLER, Christian KLEIN, Sabine LANG, Viktor LEVITSKI, Pablo UMAÑA
  • Publication number: 20200270321
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, (b) a polypeptide comprising three ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by peptide linkers and (c) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20200247904
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen and (b) a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, characterized in that the first polypeptide comprises two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and in that the second polypeptide comprises only one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Joerg Thomas Regula, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20200190206
    Abstract: The invention relates to new bispecific antigen binding molecules, comprising at least one antigen binding domain capable of specific binding to 4-1BB, at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, and a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia FERRARA KOLLER, Christina CLAUS, Christian KLEIN, Pablo UMAÑA, Wei XU
  • Publication number: 20200071411
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel bispecific antigen binding molecules, comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, (b) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a costimulatory TNF receptor family member, and (c) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Maria AMANN, Peter BRUENKER, Christina CLAUS, Claudia FERRARA KOLLER, Sandra GRAU-RICHARDS, Ralf HOSSE, Christian KLEIN, Viktor LEVITSKI, Pablo UMANA
  • Patent number: 10526413
    Abstract: The invention relates to antibody or antibody fragments thereof that bind to OX40, methods of producing these antibodies and fragments, and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Ralf Hosse, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20190382507
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen and (b) a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, characterized in that the first polypeptide comprises two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and in that the second polypeptide comprises only one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Joerg Thomas Regula, Pablo Umana
  • Patent number: 10464981
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, (b) a polypeptide comprising three ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by peptide linkers and (c) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, INC.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Pablo Umana
  • Patent number: 10392445
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen and (b) a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, characterized in that the first polypeptide comprises two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and in that the second polypeptide comprises only one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Joerg Thomas Regula, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20190248877
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one antigen binding moiety capable of specific binding to Tenascin-C (TnC) and (b) a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, wherein the antigen binding molecules are characterized in that the first polypeptide comprises two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or two fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and in that the second polypeptide comprises only one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof. The invention further relates to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2018
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20190211113
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel bispecific antigen binding molecules, comprising (a) four moities capable of specific binding to a costimulatory TNF receptor family member, (b) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, and (c) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria AMANN, Peter BRUENKER, Christina CLAUS, Claudia FERRARA KOLLER, Sandra GRAU-RICHARDS, Ralf HOSSE, Christian KLEIN, Viktor LEVITSKI, Samuel MOSER, Pablo UMANA
  • Publication number: 20190194291
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) one Fab domain capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, (b) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and (c) a first polypeptide comprising two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and a second polypeptide comprising one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof, wherein the first polypeptide is fused at its N-terminus to the C-terminus of one of the subunits of the Fc domain and wherein the second polypeptide is fused at its N-terminus to the C-terminus of the other subunit of the Fc domain, wherein the TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecule is monovalent for the binding to the target cell antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Bruenker, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Ekkehard Moessner, Pablo Umana, Maria Amann, Christina Claus, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20190185566
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to PD1 and (b) a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, characterized in that the first polypeptide comprises two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and in that the second polypeptide comprises only one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Ferrara Koller, Christina Claus, Christian Klein, Stefan Seeber, Maria Amann, Sandra Grau-Richards, Peter Bruenker, Pablo Umana, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner
  • Publication number: 20190016771
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel trimeric costimulatory TNF family ligand-containing antigen binding molecules comprising three fusion polypeptides, each of the three fusion polypeptides comprising (a) an ectodomain of a costimulatory TNF family ligand selected from the group consisting of 4-1BBL, OX40L and GITRL or fragments thereof, (b) a trimerization domain, in particular a trimerization domain derived from human cartilage matrix protein (huCMP) of SEQ ID NO:1, and (c) a moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria AMANN, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20180356411
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new cell based assay for combined determination of antibody or ligand binding and function in the same vial.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Rosmarie ALBRECHT, Maria AMANN, Christina CLAUS, Sandra GRAU-RICHARDS, Joerg ZIELONKA
  • Publication number: 20170247467
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel bispecific antigen binding molecules, comprising (a) four moieties capable of specific binding to a costimulatory TNF receptor family member, (b) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, and (c) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: MARIA AMANN, PETER BRUENKER, CHRISTINA CLAUS, CLAUDIA FERRARA KOLLER, SANDRA GRAU-RICHARDS, RALF HOSSE, CHRISTIAN KLEIN, VIKTOR LEVITSKI, SAMUEL MOSER, PABLO UMANA
  • Publication number: 20170114141
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel bispecific antigen binding molecules, comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, (b) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a costimulatory TNF receptor family member, and (c) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: MARIA AMANN, PETER BRUENKER, CHRISTINA CLAUS, CLAUDIA FERRARA KOLLER, SANDRA GRAU-RICHARDS, RALF HOSSE, CHRISTIAN KLEIN, VIKTOR LEVITSKI, PABLO UMANA
  • Publication number: 20160340399
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen, (b) a polypeptide comprising three ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by peptide linkers and (c) a Fc domain composed of a first and a second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Peter Bruenker, Christina Claus, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Sandra Grau-Richards, Christian Klein, Viktor Levitski, Ekkehard Moessner, Pablo Umana