Patents by Inventor Erika R. Walsh

Erika R. Walsh 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: 20220175811
    Abstract: The invention relates to stable formulations of cyclic dinucleotide STING agonist compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The invention further provides methods for treating various cancers with stable formulations of the invention. In some embodiments of the methods of the invention, the formulations are administered to a subject by intratumoral or subcutaneous administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Margaret Brunell, Erin N. Guidry, Yash Kapoor, Eric A. Kemp, Ellen C. Minnihan, Sachin Mittal, Elizabeth Pierson, Mikhail Reibarkh, Tammy W. Shen, Erika R. Walsh, Paul L. Walsh
  • Publication number: 20210317215
    Abstract: The invention provides methods for producing crystalline an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb), wherein the mAb is pembrolizumab or a pembrolizumab variant, comprising (1) mixing a solution comprising (a) the mAb, (b) polyethylene glycol (PEG), and (c) an additive selected from the group consisting of: caffeine, theophylline, 2? deoxyguanosine-5?-monophosphate, a bioactive gibberellin, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said bioactive gibberellin, to form a crystallization solution, (2) incubating the crystallization solution for a period of time sufficient for crystal formation; and (3) optionally harvesting the crystalline anti-PD-1 mAb from the solution. In specific embodiments, the PEG is PEG 3350 and the additive is caffeine. The invention also relates to the novel anti-human PD-1 mAb crystals produced by the methods described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Reichert, Winifred W. Prosise, Xiaoyu Yang, Corey Strickland, Chakravarthy Nachu Narasimhan, Thierry O. Fischmann, Erika R. Walsh, Yongchao Su