Patents by Inventor Heinz Lubenau

Heinz Lubenau 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: 20230158133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding Wilms' Tumor Protein (WT1), for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises the administration of at least one checkpoint inhibitor, particularly selected from at least one antibody against PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4, IDO, OX-40, GITR, TIM-3, and LAG-3. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding WT1 for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises the administration of at least one checkpoint inhibitor, particularly selected from at least one antibody against PD-1, PD-L1, CTLA-4, IDO, OX-40, GITR, TIM-3, and LAG-3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20230137174
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a DNA vaccine comprising a Salmonella typhi Ty21a strain comprising a DNA molecule comprising a eukaryotic expression cassette encoding at least a COVID-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) spike (S) protein or a portion thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to the DNA vaccine for use in the prevention and/or the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) or a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Heinz LUBENAU, Marc MANSOUR
  • Publication number: 20230121528
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Salmonella typhi Ty21a strain comprising a DNA molecule comprising at least one eukaryotic expression cassette encoding at least one tumor antigen, stroma antigen and/or checkpoint inhibitor antigen for the use in the treatment of cancer in a human subject following treatment with an antibiotic, wherein the Salmonellatyphi Ty21a strain is to be administered orally and optionally in combination with a checkpoint inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Heinz LUBENAU
  • Patent number: 11590215
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a DNA vaccine for cancer immunotherapy comprising at least the steps of (a) transforming an attenuated strain of Salmonella with at least one DNA molecule comprising at least one expression cassette encoding at least one antigen or at least one fragment thereof; (b) characterizing at least one transformed cell clone obtained in step (a); and (c) selecting at least one of the transformed cell clone(s) characterized in step (b) and further characterizing said at least one selected transformed cell clone. The present invention further relates to a DNA vaccine obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: NEC ONCOLMMUNITY AS
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20220273782
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding PD-L1. In particular, the present invention relates to said attenuated strain of Salmonella for use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Vaximm AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Patent number: 11357842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding PD-L1. In particular, the present invention relates to said attenuated strain of Salmonella for use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Vaximm AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20220072112
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a DNA vaccine for cancer immunotherapy comprising at least the steps of (a) transforming an attenuated strain of Salmonella with at least one DNA molecule comprising at least one expression cassette encoding at least one antigen or at least one fragment thereof; (b) characterizing at least one transformed cell clone obtained in step (a); and (c) selecting at least one of the transformed cell clone(s) characterized in step (b) and further characterizing said at least one selected transformed cell clone. The present invention further relates to a DNA vaccine obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20210213121
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a Salmonella typhi Ty21a strain comprising a DNA molecule comprising at least one eukaryotic expression cassette encoding at least one polypeptide comprising five or more neoantigens and at least one engineered T cell, NKT cell or NK cell comprising at least one tumor antigen binding cell surface receptor for combined use in the treatment of a solid tumor in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Patent number: 10980868
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein for use in cancer immunotherapy, wherein the cancer is characterized by VEGF receptor protein expressing cancer cells. The present invention further relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein for use in cancer immunotherapy, wherein the cancer is characterized by VEGF receptor protein expressing cancer cells, and wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of glioblastoma, carcinoid cancer, kidney cancer, particularly renal cell carcinoma, thyroid cancer, lung cancer, particularly Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, particularly colorectal cancer, more particularly colon cancer, and skin cancer, particularly melanoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: VAXIMM AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20210077605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises the administration of at least one further anti-cancer agent. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein, wherein the pharmaceutical composition further comprises at least one further attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a further DNA molecule comprising a further expression cassette encoding a tumor antigen or a tumor stroma antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Patent number: 10905752
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises the administration of at least one further anti-cancer agent. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein, wherein the pharmaceutical composition further comprises at least one further attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a further DNA molecule comprising a further expression cassette encoding a tumor antigen or a tumor stroma antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: VAXIMM AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Patent number: 10821163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a DNA vaccine for cancer immunotherapy comprising at least the steps of (a) transforming an attenuated strain of Salmonella with at least one DNA molecule comprising at least one expression cassette encoding at least one antigen or at least one fragment thereof; (b) characterizing at least one transformed cell clone obtained in step (a); and (c) selecting at least one of the transformed cell clone(s) characterized in step (b) and further characterizing said at least one selected transformed cell clone. The present invention further relates to a DNA vaccine obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: VAXIMM AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Patent number: 10815455
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated mutant strain of Salmonella comprising a recombinant DNA molecule encoding Wilms' tumor Protein I. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of said attenuated mutant strain of Salmonella in cancer immunotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Vaximm AG
    Inventors: Heinz Lubenau, Marco Springer
  • Publication number: 20200085928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding PD-L1. In particular, the present invention relates to said attenuated strain of Salmonella for use in the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: VAXIMM AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20200038496
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein for use in cancer immunotherapy, wherein the cancer is characterized by VEGF receptor protein expressing cancer cells. The present invention further relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein for use in cancer immunotherapy, wherein the cancer is characterized by VEGF receptor protein expressing cancer cells, and wherein the cancer is selected from the group consisting of glioblastoma, carcinoid cancer, kidney cancer, particularly renal cell carcinoma, thyroid cancer, lung cancer, particularly Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, particularly colorectal cancer, more particularly colon cancer, and skin cancer, particularly melanoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: VAXIMM AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Patent number: 10441645
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated mutant strain of Salmonella comprising a recombinant DNA molecule encoding Mesothelin. In particular, the present invention relates to the use of said attenuated mutant strain of Salmonella in cancer immunotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: VAXIMM GMBH
    Inventors: Marco Springer, Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20190183996
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a DNA vaccine for cancer immunotherapy comprising at least the steps of (a) transforming an attenuated strain of Salmonella with at least one DNA molecule comprising at least one expression cassette encoding at least one antigen or at least one fragment thereof; (b) characterizing at least one transformed cell clone obtained in step (a); and (c) selecting at least one of the transformed cell clone(s) characterized in step (b) and further characterizing said at least one selected transformed cell clone. The present invention further relates to a DNA vaccine obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Patent number: 10293037
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated mutant strain of Salmonella comprising a recombinant DNA molecule encoding a VEGF receptor protein. In particular, the present invention relate to the use of said attenuated mutant strain of Salmonella in cancer immunotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: VAXIMM AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20190008936
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated mutant strain of Salmonella comprising a recombinant DNA molecule encoding a VEGF receptor protein. In particular, the present invention relate to the use of said attenuated mutant strain of Salmonella in cancer immunotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Applicant: Vaximm AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau
  • Publication number: 20180250345
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein, for use in the treatment of cancer, wherein the treatment further comprises the administration of at least one further anti-cancer agent. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a DNA molecule comprising an expression cassette encoding a VEGF receptor protein, wherein the pharmaceutical composition further comprises at least one further attenuated strain of Salmonella comprising at least one copy of a further DNA molecule comprising a further expression cassette encoding a tumor antigen or a tumor stroma antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: VAXIMM AG
    Inventor: Heinz Lubenau