Patents by Inventor Giovanna Scapin

Giovanna Scapin 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: 20240002533
    Abstract: Arginase 1 binders comprising human antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that inhibit the activity of human Arginase 1 (hArg1) are described. These Arginase 1 binders present an alternative mechanism for inhibiting hArg1 activity and highlight the ability to utilize binders as probes in the discovery and development of peptide and small molecule inhibitors for enzymes in general.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Marc Andre Bailly, Kalyan Chakravarthy, Ghassan Najib Fayad, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Veronica Juan, Esther Kofman, Heping Lin, Jennifer E. O'Neil, Rachel Lynn Palte, Giovanna Scapin, Hussam Hisham Shaheen, Tao Wang
  • Publication number: 20240002534
    Abstract: Arginase 1 binders that inhibit the activity of human Arginase 1 (hArg1) and comprise human antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof comprising human VH and VL are described. These Arginase 1 binders present an alternative mechanism for inhibiting hArg1 activity and highlight the ability to utilize binders as probes in the discovery and development of peptide and small molecule inhibitors for enzymes in general.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Marc Andre Bailly, Kalyan Chakravarthy, Ghassan Najib Fayad, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Esther Kofman, Masahisa Handa, Jennifer E. O'Neil, Rachel Lynn Palte, Giovanna Scapin, Shahriar Shane Taremi
  • Publication number: 20240002535
    Abstract: Arginase 1 binders that inhibit activity of hArg1, which comprise humanized anti-human Arginase 1 (hArg1) antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof obtained from mouse monoclonal antibodies comprising mouse VH and VL, are described. These Arginase 1 binders present an alternative mechanism for inhibiting hArg1 activity and highlight the ability to utilize binders as probes in the discovery and development of peptide and small molecule inhibitors for enzymes in general.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Marc Andre Bailly, Kalyan Chakravarthy, Ghassan Najib Fayad, Laurence Fayadat-Dilman, Veronica Juan, Esther Kofman, Masahisa Handa, Jennifer E. O'Neil, Rachel Lynn Palte, Giovanna Scapin, Shahriar Shane Taremi
  • Publication number: 20220017612
    Abstract: Provided herein are anti-LAP antibodies (e.g., recombinant humanized, chimeric, and human anti-LAP antibodies) or antigen binding fragments thereof which have therapeutically beneficial properties, such as binding specifically to LAP-TGF?1 on cells but not to LAP-TGF?1 in extracellular matrix, as well as compositions including the same. Also provided are uses of these antibodies or antigen binding fragments in therapeutic applications, such as in the treatment of cancer, and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Publication date: January 20, 2022
    Inventors: Randall Burton, Jessie M. English, Barbara S. Fox, Stavros Kopsiaftis, Yacob Gomez Llorente, Renee Moore, Patricia Rao, Giovanna Scapin, Kenneth J. Simon, Haihong Zhou
  • Patent number: 11014986
    Abstract: Crystals of pembrolizumab and structurally similar anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies are provided, as well as methods of producing such crystals, and uses of compositions comprising such antibody crystals, e.g. in treatment of cancers. The present invention satisfies these needs and more by providing pembrolizumab crystals and a method producing pembrolizumab crystals. One embodiment of the method of the invention produces crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction, and the inventors herein used such crystals to solve the three-dimensional structure of pembrolizumab to 2.3 A resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Reichert, Winifred W. Prosise, Giovanna Scapin, Xiaoyu Yang, Ramesh Kashi, Corey Strickland
  • Publication number: 20200140530
    Abstract: Provided herein are anti-LAP antibodies (e.g., recombinant humanized, chimeric, and human anti-LAP antibodies) or antigen binding fragments thereof which have therapeutically beneficial properties, such as binding specifically to LAP-TGF?1 on cells but not to LAP-TGF?1 in extracellular matrix, as well as compositions including the same. Also provided are uses of these antibodies or antigen binding fragments in therapeutic applications, such as in the treatment of cancer, and diagnostic applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Randall BURTON, Jessie M. ENGLISH, Barbara S. FOX, Stavros KOPSIAFTIS, Yacob GOMEZ LLORENTE, Renee MOORE, Patricia RAO, Giovanna SCAPIN, Kenneth J. SIMON, Haihong ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20180237524
    Abstract: Crystals of pembrolizumab and structurally similar anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies are provided, as well as methods of producing such crystals, and uses of compositions comprising such antibody crystals, e.g. in treatment of cancers. The present invention satisfies these needs and more by providing pembrolizumab crystals and a method producing pembrolizumab crystals. One embodiment of the method of the invention produces crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction, and the inventors herein used such crystals to solve the three-dimensional structure of pembrolizumab to 2.3 A resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Paul Reichert, Winifred W. Prosise, Giovanna Scapin, Xiaoyu Yang, Ramesh Kashi, Corey Strickland
  • Publication number: 20140336222
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula 1 as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Stephane L. Bogen, Yao Ma, Yaolin Wang, Brian Robert Lahue, Latha G. Nair, Manami Shizuka, Matthew E. Voss, Margarita Kirova-Snover, Weidong Pan, Yuan Tian, Bheemashankar A. Kulkarni, Craig R. Gibeau, Yuan Liu, Giovanna Scapin, Diane Rindgen, Ronald J. Doll, Timothy J. Guzi, Danny J. Hicklin, Amin Nomeir, Cynthia Seidel-Dugan, Gerald W. Shipps, JR., Malcolm MacCoss
  • Patent number: 8859776
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula 1 as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Stephane L. Bogen, Yao Ma, Yaolin Wang, Brian Robert Lahue, Latha G. Nair, Manami Shizuka, Matthew Ernst Voss, Margarita Kirova-Snover, Weidong Pan, Yuan Tian, Bheemashankar A. Kulkarni, Craig R. Gibeau, Yuan Liu, Giovanna Scapin, Diane Rindgen, Ronald J. Doll, Timothy J. Guzi, Danny J. Hicklin, Amin Nomeir, Gerald W. Shipps, Jr., Malcolm MacCoss
  • Publication number: 20120208844
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula (1) as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or ester thereof. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of the HDM2 protein. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the above compounds and methods of treating cancer using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: Stephane L. Bogen, Yao Ma, Yaolin Wang, Brian Robert Lahue, Latha G. Nair, Manami Shizuka, Matthew Ernst Voss, Margarita Kirova-Snover, Weidong Pan, Yuan Tian, Bheemashankar A. Kulkarni, Craig R. Gibeau, Yuan Liu, Giovanna Scapin, Diane Rindgen, Ronald J. Doll, Timothy J. Guzi, Danny J. Hicklin, Amin Nomeir, Cynthia Seidel-Dugan, Gerald W. Shipps, JR., Malcolm MacCoss
  • Patent number: 7956061
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel substituted bicyclic pyrimidines which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme (“DPP-IV inhibitors”) and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
    Inventors: Wallace T. Ashton, Charles G. Caldwell, Hong Dong, Ying-Duo Gao, Giovanna Scapin, Ann E. Weber
  • Publication number: 20090105210
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel substituted bicyclic pyrimidines which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme (“DPP-IV inhibitors”) and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2006
    Publication date: April 23, 2009
    Inventors: Wallace T. Ashton, Charles G. Caldwell, Hong Dong, Ying-Duo Gao, Giovanna Scapin, Ann E. Weber