Patents by Inventor Francis Y. Lee

Francis Y. Lee 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: 20120245151
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or prodrugs thereof; wherein: R1 is —CH2CF3 or —CH2CH2CF3; R2 is —CH2CF3, —CH2CH2CF3, or —CH2CH2CH2CF3; R3 is H or —CH3; each Ra is independently F, Cl, —CN, —OCH3, and/or —NHCH2CH2OCH3; and z is zero, 1, or 2. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds to inhibit the Notch receptor, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventors: ASHVINIKUMAR V. GAVAI, CLAUDE A. QUESNELLE, SOONG-HOON KIM, FRANCIS Y. LEE
  • Patent number: 8247419
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to methods of identifying and treating individuals with protein tyrosine kinase associated disorders that have, or may, become resistant to treatment with a kinase inhibitor such as imatinib due to a gain-of-function mutation in KIT tyrosine kinase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignees: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Oregon Health and Science University, The United States of America as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs
    Inventors: Francis Y. Lee, Michael C. Heinrich
  • Publication number: 20120135001
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed which are useful of the treatment and prevention of proliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2012
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Maria Jure-Kunkel, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20120121604
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed which are useful of the treatment and prevention of proliferative disorders. Such Compositions comprise inter alia an anti-CTLA-4 agent, e.g. ipilimumab or tremelimumab in combination with other chemotherapeutic agents such as dasatinib, imatinib, paclitaxel, gemcitabine, cisplatin or etoposide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Maria Jure-Kunkel, Francis Y. Lee
  • Patent number: 8119129
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed which are useful of the treatment and prevention of proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Maria Jure-Kunkel, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20110230528
    Abstract: Methods of treating Tau-associated diseases, preferably tauopathies, are described using epothilone D that exhibit good brain penetration, long half-life, and high selective retention in brain, and provides effective therapies in treating tauopathies including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventors: Charles F. Albright, Donna Marie Barten, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20110112155
    Abstract: A method for treating cancer comprising identifying a mammal that overexpresses breast cancer resistance protein; and administering to said mammal a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of ixabepilone. In one aspect, the mammal is not administered an agent that is susceptible to breast cancer resistance protein overexpression resistance. In another aspect, the cancer is breast and/or lung cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Francis Y Lee, Jinping Gan, Hong Shen
  • Patent number: 7872145
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to aziridinyl epothilone compounds as further described herein, and/or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts and/or solvates thereof having the following Formula: wherein K is —O—, —S—, or —NR7—; A is —(CR8R9)—(CH2)m—Z—wherein Z is —(CHR10)—, —C(?O)—, —C(?O)—C(?O)—, —OC(?O)—, —N(R11)C(?O)—, —SO2—, or —N(R11)SO2—; B1 is hydroxyl or cyano and R1 is hydrogen or B1 and R1 are taken together to form a double bond; R2, R3, and R5 are, independently, hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl or substituted aryl; or R2 and R3 may be taken together with the carbon to which they are attached to form an optionally substituted cycloalkyl; R4 is hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkyl, substituted alkenyl, aryl, or substituted aryl; R6 is hydrogen, alkyl or substituted alkyl; R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 are independently hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heterocycloalkyl, substituted heterocycloalkyl, heteroaryl, or subst
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Bristol-Mysers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Gregory D. Vite, Francis Y. Lee, Christopher P. Leamon, Iontcho R. Vlahov
  • Patent number: 7799788
    Abstract: Here, the inventors disclose the treatment of imatinib mesylate resistant chronic myelogenous leukemia cells with a cotreatment of vorinostat (SAHA, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid) and dasatinib, a dual Abl/Src kinase (TK) inhibitor. Combined treatment of cultured human CML and BaF3 cells with vorinostat and dasatinib induced more apoptosis than either agent alone, as well as synergistically induced loss of clonogenic survival, which was associated with greater depletion of Bcr-Abl, p-CrkL and p-STAT5 levels. Co-treatment with dasatinib and vorinostat also attenuated the levels of Bcr-AblE255K and Bcr-AblT315I and induced apoptosis of BaF3 cells with ectopic expression of the mutant forms of Bcr-Abl. Finally, co-treatment of the primary CML cells with vorinostat and dasatinib induced more loss of cell viability and depleted Bcr-Abl or Bcr-AblT315I, p-STAT5 and p-CrkL levels than either agent alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignees: University of South Florida, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Kapil N. Bhalla, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20100173426
    Abstract: A method of identifying cancer or an associated disorder comprising identifying and quantifying STAT3 occurring in a biological sample taken from a subject after administering a SFK inhibitor to said subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Inventors: Faye M. Johnson, Nicholas J. Donato, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20100098701
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed which are useful of the treatment and prevention of proliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Maria Jure-Kunkel, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20100029676
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutant BCR-ABL kinase proteins, and to diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions useful in the management of disorders, for example cancers, involving cells that express such mutant BCR-ABL kinase proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Inventors: Charles L. Sawyers, Michael Burgess, Neil Pravin Shah, Francis Y. Lee, John S. Tokarski, Herbert E. Klei
  • Publication number: 20090306094
    Abstract: The present invention relates to mutant BCR-ABL kinase proteins, and to diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions useful in the management of disorders, for example cancers, involving cells that express such mutant BCR-ABL kinase proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Francis Y. Lee, Andreas Hochhaus, Martin Müller
  • Patent number: 7622472
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are disclosed which are useful of the treatment and prevention of proliferative disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventor: Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20090270465
    Abstract: Methods of treating Tau-associated diseases, preferably tauopathies, are described using epothilone D that exhibit good brain penetration, long half-life, and high selective retention in brain, and provides effective therapies in treating tauopathies including Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Inventors: Charles F. Albright, Donna Marie Barten, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20090258937
    Abstract: Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for modulating tumor growth or metastasis are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Francis Y. Lee, Ronald Peck, David Chaplin, Ronald Pero, Klaus Edvardsen
  • Publication number: 20090221601
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to methods of identifying and treating individuals with protein tyrosine kinase associated disorders that have, or may, become resistant to treatment with a kinase inhibitor such as imatinib due to a gain-of-function mutation in KIT tyrosine kinase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2006
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Francis Y. Lee, Michael C. Heinrich, Christopher L. Corless
  • Publication number: 20090215792
    Abstract: Here, the inventors disclose the treatment of imatinib mesylate resistant chronic myelogenous leukemia cells with a cotreatment of vorinostat (SAHA, suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid) and dasatinib, a dual Abl/Src kinase (TK) inhibitor. Combined treatment of cultured human CML and BaF3 cells with vorinostat and dasatinib induced more apoptosis than either agent alone, as well as synergistically induced loss of clonogenic survival, which was associated with greater depletion of Bcr-Abl, p-CrkL and p-STAT5 levels. Co-treatment with dasatinib and vorinostat also attenuated the levels of Bcr-AblE255K and Bcr-AblT315I and induced apoptosis of BaF3 cells with ectopic expression of the mutant forms of Bcr-Abl. Finally, co-treatment of the primary CML cells with vorinostat and dasatinib induced more loss of cell viability and depleted Bcr-Abl or Bcr-AblT315I, p-STAT5 and p-CrkL levels than either agent alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicants: University of South Florida, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Kapil N. Bhalla, Francis Y. Lee
  • Publication number: 20090197893
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions useful in the management of disorders, for example cancers, involving cells that harbor complex karyotypes. The present invention also related to mutant BCR-ABL kinase proteins, and to diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions useful in the management of disorders, for example cancers, involving cells that express such mutant BCR-ABL kinase proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventors: Francis Y. Lee, Charles L. Sawyers, Neil P. Shah
  • Publication number: 20090163510
    Abstract: The invention described herein relates to mutant SRC kinase proteins, and to diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions useful in the management of disorders, for example cancers, involving cells that express such mutant SRC kinase proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventor: Francis Y. Lee