Patents by Inventor Claudia Ferrara

Claudia Ferrara 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: 20240043535
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to novel immune activating Fc domain binding molecules for activation of immune cells and re-direction to specific target cells. In addition, the present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding such molecules, and vectors and host cells comprising such polynucleotides. The invention further relates to methods for producing the bispecific antigen binding molecules of the invention, and to methods of using these bispecific antigen binding molecules in the treatment of disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2022
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Amann, Alejandro Carpy Gutierrez Cirlos, Christina Claus, Laura Codarri Deak, Diana Darowski, Tanja Fauti, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Anne Freimoser-Grundschober, Sylvia Herter, Thomas Hofer, Christian Klein, Laura Lauener, Stephane Leclair, Ekkehard Moessner, Christiane Neumann, Pablo Umaña, Ali Bransi, Marlena Surówka
  • Publication number: 20230357397
    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: February 9, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Marina BACAC, Christina CLAUS, Claudia FERRARA KOLLER, Christian KLEIN, Sabine LANG, Viktor LEVITSKI, Pablo UMAÑA
  • Publication number: 20230312710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies against human CD19 (anti-human CD19 antibodies), methods for their production, pharmaceutical compositions containing these antibodies, and methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Hofer, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Ekkehard Moessner, Mi He
  • Patent number: 11718680
    Abstract: The present invention relates to combination therapies employing anti-CD20/anti-CD3 bispecific antibodies and 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: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Marina Bacac, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Christian Klein, Mario Perro, Johannes Sam, Pablo Umaña, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20230212303
    Abstract: The present invention relates to antigen binding molecules (ABMs). In particular embodiments, the present invention relates to recombinant monoclonal antibodies, including chimeric, primatized or humanized antibodies specific for human CD20. In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding such ABMs, and vectors and host cells comprising such nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to methods for producing the ABMs of the invention, and to methods of using these ABMs in treatment of disease. In addition, the present invention relates to ABMs with modified glycosylation having improved therapeutic properties, including antibodies with increased Fc receptor binding and increased effector function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Roche GlycArt AG
    Inventors: Pablo UMAÑA, Peter Brúnker, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Tobias Suter, Ursula Púntener, Ekkehard Móssner
  • Publication number: 20230123178
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules having at least one moiety capable of specific binding to PD1 and a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, the first polypeptide having two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and the second polypeptide having a single ectodomain of the same TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    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: 20230086210
    Abstract: The invention relates to 4-1BBL trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising at least one antigen binding domain capable of specific binding to PD-L1 and their use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Christina CLAUS, Claudia FERRARA KOLLER, Christian Klein, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20230045262
    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: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia FERRARA KOLLER, Christina CLAUS, Christian KLEIN, Pablo UMAÑA, Wei XU
  • Patent number: 11447558
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Ferrara Koller, Christina Claus, Christian Klein, Pablo Umaña, Wei Xu
  • Publication number: 20220267395
    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: November 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    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: 20220267464
    Abstract: The invention relates to new humanized CEA antibodies and to CEA targeting 4-1BBL trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising these CEA antibodies as well as their use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Ferrara Koller, Thomas Hofer, Christian Klein, Ekkehard Moessner, Christina Claus, Ralf Hosse, Bianca Scherer, Pablo Umana
  • Publication number: 20220259327
    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: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    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: 20220259326
    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: January 21, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    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: 20220204616
    Abstract: Herein is reported an antibody that specifically hinds to human CD 19, wherein the antibody comprises (a) HVR-H1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 03, (b) HVR-H2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, (c) HVR-H3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 05, (d) HVR-L1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 or 28, (e) HVR-L2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 07, and (f) HVR-L3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 08, as well as methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Claudia Ferrara Koller, Guy Georges, Alexander Haas, Hubert Kettenberger, Ekkehard Moessner, Tilman Schlothauer, Michael Molhoj, Laurent Lariviere
  • Publication number: 20220162295
    Abstract: Herein is reported a method for producing an antibody-multimer-fusion polypeptide comprising (a) an antibody heavy chain and an antibody light chain, and (b) a first fusion polypeptide comprising in N- to C-terminal direction a first part of a non-antibody multimeric polypeptide, an antibody heavy chain CH1 domain or an antibody light chain constant domain, an antibody hinge region, an antibody heavy chain CH2 domain and an antibody heavy chain CH3 domain, and a second fusion polypeptide comprising in N- to C-terminal direction the second part of the non-antibody multimeric polypeptide and an antibody light chain constant domain if the first polypeptide comprises an antibody heavy chain CH1 domain or an antibody heavy chain CH1 domain if the first polypeptide comprises an antibody light chain constant domain, wherein (i) the antibody heavy chain of (a) and the first fusion polypeptide of (b), (ii) the antibody heavy chain of (a) and the antibody light chain of (a), and (iii) the first fusion polypeptide of (
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicants: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Styliani Tournaviti, Shan-Hua Chung, Harald Duerr, Claudia Ferrara Koller, Amy Shen, Shahram Misaghi, Shuet Ming Yip
  • Patent number: 11306154
    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: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    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
  • Patent number: 11286300
    Abstract: Herein is reported an antibody that specifically binds to human CD 19, wherein the antibody comprises (a) HVR-H1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 03, (b) HVR-H2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 11, (c) HVR-H3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 05, (d) HVR-L1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 20 or 28, (e) HVR-L2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 07, and (f) HVR-L3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 08, as well as methods of using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Claudia Ferrara Koller, Guy Georges, Alexander Haas, Hubert Kettenberger, Ekkehard Moessner, Tilman Schlothauer, Michael Molhoj, Laurent Lariviere
  • Publication number: 20220073646
    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 second subunit capable of stable association, and to methods of producing these molecules and to methods of using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    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
  • Patent number: 11267903
    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: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Hofmann-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: 20220025069
    Abstract: The invention relates to bispecific antigen binding molecule capable of bivalent binding to 4-1BB and monovalent binding to a target cell antigen comprising two lipocalin muteins capable of specific binding to 4-1BB and their use in the treatment of cancer or infectious diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Christina CLAUS, Claudia FERRARA KOLLER, Christian KLEIN, Pablo UMAÑA