Patents by Inventor Elizabeth Messersmith

Elizabeth Messersmith 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: 8269009
    Abstract: The application relates to a method of using compositions having anti-alpha-4 integrin and/or anti-alpha-9 integrin activity to inhibit liquid tumor growth, malignancies thereof and/or development of metastases thereof that involve expression of an alpha-4 integrin and/or alpha-9 integrin. Pharmaceutical compositions and combination therapies (for example, with chemotherapies) for the inhibition of liquid tumor growth, malignancies thereof and/or development of metastases thereof are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth Messersmith, Ivan Lieberburg
  • Publication number: 20090312353
    Abstract: The application relates to a method of using compositions having anti-alpha-4 integrin and/or anti-alpha-9 integrin activity to inhibit liquid tumor growth, malignancies thereof and/or development of metastases thereof that involve expression of an alpha-4 integrin and/or alpha-9 integrin. Pharmaceutical compositions and combination therapies (for example, with chemotherapies) for the inhibition of liquid tumor growth, malignancies thereof and/or development of metastases thereof are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Elizabeth Messersmith, Ivan Lieberburg
  • Patent number: 7605166
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and compositions for treating rheumatoid arthritis by administering a combination therapy comprising methotrexate and an antibody to alpha-4 integrin or an immunologically active antigen binding fragment in therapeutically effective amounts. The application also relates generally to methods and compositions for treating rheumatoid arthritis by administering a combination therapy comprising methotrexate and small molecule alpha-4 integrin antagonist that inhibits the alpha-4 integrin (?4 integrin) interaction with VCAM-1. The invention further relates to methods of preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore A. Yednock, Stephen B. Freedman, Ivan Lieberburg, Michael A. Pleiss, Andrei W. Konradi, George Shopp, Elizabeth Messersmith
  • Patent number: 7576101
    Abstract: The application provides for methods and compositions for inhibiting demyelination, promoting remyelination and/or treating paralysis in a subject in need thereof. Preferably, such compositions include immunoglobulins (e.g., antibodies, antibody fragments, and recombinantly produced antibodies or fragments), polypeptides (e.g., soluble forms of the ligand proteins for integrins) and small molecules, which when administered in an effective amount inhibits demyelination and/or promotes remyelination in a patient. The compositions and methods described herein can also utilize other anti-inflammatory agents used to palliate conditions and diseases associated with demyelination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen J. Karlik, Michael A. Pleiss, Andrei W. Konradi, Francine S. Farouz, Christopher M. Semko, Darren B. Dressen, Elizabeth Messersmith, Stephen Freedman, Ted Yednock
  • Publication number: 20050215565
    Abstract: The application provides for methods and compositions for inhibiting demyelination, promoting remyelination and/or treating paralysis in a subject in need thereof. Preferably, such compositions include immunoglobulins (e.g., antibodies, antibody fragments, and recombinantly produced antibodies or fragments), polypeptides (e.g., soluble forms of the ligand proteins for integrins) and small molecules, which when administered in an effective amount inhibits demyelination and/or promotes remyelination in a patient. The compositions and methods described herein can also utilize other anti-inflammatory agents used to palliate conditions and diseases associated with demyelination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Karlik, Michael Pleiss, Andrei Konradi, Francine Farouz, Christopher Semko, Darren Dressen, Elizabeth Messersmith, Stephen Freedman, Ted Yednock
  • Publication number: 20050074451
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and compositions for treating rheumatoid arthritis by administering a combination therapy comprising methotrexate and an antibody to alpha-4 integrin or an immunologically active antigen binding fragment in therapeutically effective amounts. The application also relates generally to methods and compositions for treating rheumatoid arthritis by administering a combination therapy comprising methotrexate and small molecule alpha-4 integrin antagonist that inhibits the alpha-4 integrin (?4 integrin) interaction with VCAM-1. The invention further relates to methods of preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Applicant: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Yednock, Stephen Freedman, Ivan Lieberburg, Michael Pleiss, Andrei Konradi, George Shopp, Elizabeth Messersmith
  • Publication number: 20050069541
    Abstract: The application provides for methods and compositions for inhibiting demyelination, promoting remyelination and/or treating paralysis in a subject in need thereof. Preferably, such compositions include immunoglobulins (e.g., antibodies, antibody fragments, and recombinantly produced antibodies or fragments), polypeptides (e.g., soluble forms of the ligand proteins for integrins) and small molecules, which when administered in an effective amount inhibits demyelination and/or promotes remyelination in a patient. The compositions and methods described herein can also utilize other anti-inflammatory agents used to palliate conditions and diseases associated with demyelination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2004
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Inventors: Stephen Karlik, Michael Pleiss, Andrei Konradi, Francine Farouz, Christopher Semko, Darren Dressen, Elizabeth Messersmith, Stephen Freedman, Ted Yednock
  • Publication number: 20050065192
    Abstract: This application relates to methods and compositions for treating rheumatoid arthritis by administering a combination therapy comprising methotrexate and an antibody to alpha-4 integrin or an immunologically active antigen binding fragment in therapeutically effective amounts. The application also relates generally to methods and compositions for treating rheumatoid arthritis by administering a combination therapy comprising methotrexate and small molecule alpha-4 integrin antagonist that inhibits the alpha-4 integrin (?4 integrin) interaction with VCAM-1. The invention further relates to methods of preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Applicant: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Yednock, Stephen Freedman, Ivan Lieberburg, Michael Pleiss, Andrei Konradi, George Shopp, Elizabeth Messersmith
  • Publication number: 20040213739
    Abstract: The invention includes identification of specific markers, the elevation of which in central nervous tissue is associated with Alzheimer's Disease. The invention also includes improved assay methods for selecting compounds useful in reducing or preventing onset of the pathology associated with Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa C. McConlogue, Elizabeth Messersmith, Frederique Bard
  • Patent number: 6664442
    Abstract: The invention includes identification of specific markers, the elevation of which in central nervous tissue is associated with Alzheimer's Disease. The invention also includes improved assay methods for selecting compounds useful in reducing or preventing onset of the pathology associated with Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa C. McConlogue, Kate D. Games, Theodore A. Yednock, Tan Hua, Elizabeth Messersmith, Frederique Bard
  • Publication number: 20020147998
    Abstract: The invention includes identification of specific markers, the elevation of which in central nervous tissue is associated with Alzheimer's Disease. The invention also includes improved assay methods for selecting compounds useful in reducing or preventing onset of the pathology associated with Alzheimer's Disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Lisa C. McConlogue, Kate D. Games, Theodore A. Yednock, Tan Hua, Elizabeth Messersmith, Frederique Bard