Patents by Inventor Kwok-Kin Wong

Kwok-Kin Wong 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: 11944615
    Abstract: Provided are methods of sensitizing LKB1/STK11 deficient cancers to immune therapy. A method for treatment for LKB1/STK11 deficient cancers is provided comprising administration of inhibitor or inhibitors of one or more of NAMPT, CD38, SHP2, CXCR1/2, HDAC4 and PARP in combination with immunotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: New York University
    Inventors: David Peng, Kwok-Kin Wong, Jiehui Deng
  • Patent number: 11865176
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating cancer by combination therapy with CDK4/6 inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventor: Kwok-Kin Wong
  • Publication number: 20230114207
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions related to combination therapy of a CDK7 inhibitor and immunotherapy. The combination of the CDK7 inhibitor and immunotherapy is useful in treating and/or preventing cancer in a subject. The combination therapy may further comprise chemotherapy (e.g., chemotherapeutic agents).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicants: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., New York University
    Inventors: Nathanael S. Gray, Kwok-kin Wong, Hua Zhang, Camilla Laulund Christensen Ross
  • Patent number: 11624093
    Abstract: The present invention is based on the identification of novel biomarkers predictive of responsiveness to anti-immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignees: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., Children's Medical Center Corporation
    Inventors: Kwok-Kin Wong, Chunxiao Xu, Christine F. Brainson, Carla F. Kim, Glenn Dranoff, Peter Hammerman
  • Publication number: 20230102398
    Abstract: Provided is a method for treatment of lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) by administering to an individual in need of treatment one or more inhibitors of the RTK-Ras signaling pathway. The LUSC cells may carry a mutation in a KMT2D gene. The inhibitors of the RTK-Ras signaling pathway are SHP2 inhibitors or epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors. Combinations of the SHP2 inhibitors and EGFR inhibitors can be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Kwok-Kin Wong, Yuanwang Pan, Han Han, Hua Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220356264
    Abstract: Provided are methods for cancer therapy. The method comprises inhibiting the expression and/or activity of ATF7IP and/or SETDB1 in cancer cells. Also provided is a method for identifying individuals for cancer therapy that includes using ATF7IP and/or SETDB1 inhibition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Kwok-Kin WONG, Hai HU, Fei LI
  • Patent number: 11446309
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating cancer using combinations of bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) protein inhibitors and certain chemotherapeutic drugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Bradner, Michael R. McKeown, Margaret A. Shipp, Bjoern Chapuy, Kwok-kin Wong, Zhao Chen
  • Patent number: 11298354
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to pharmaceutical combinations comprising an HDAC6 selective inhibitor and a BET inhibitor for the treatment of cancer in a subject in need thereof. Also provided herein are methods for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an HDAC6 selective inhibitor and a BET inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC., ACETYLON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kwok-kin Wong, Yan Liu, Dennis O. Adeegbe, Steven Norman Quayle
  • Publication number: 20220062260
    Abstract: Provided are methods of sensitizing LKB1/STK11 deficient cancers to immune therapy. A method for treatment for LKB1/STK11 deficient cancers is provided comprising administration of inhibitor or inhibitors of one or more of NAMPT, CD38, SHP2, CXCR1/2, HDAC4 and PARP in combination with immunotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: David Peng, Kwok-Kin Wong, Jiehui Deng
  • Patent number: 11236082
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds of any one of Formulae (I) and (II). The compounds described herein are inhibitors of histone methyltransferases (e.g., enhancer of zeste homolog 1 (EZH1) and enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2)) and are useful in treating and/or preventing a broad range of diseases (e.g., proliferative diseases). Also provided in the present disclosure are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods, and uses including or using a compound described herein. Further provided in the present disclosure are methods of identifying EZH1 and/or EZH2 inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: James E. Bradner, Jun Qi, Kwok-kin Wong
  • Patent number: 11009508
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of detecting cancer using biomarkers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc., The General Hospital Corporation, Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Kwok-Kin Wong, Bruce E. Johnson, Pasi A. Janne, Hongbin Ji, Nabeel Bardeesy, Norman E. Sharpless, Diego H. Castrillon
  • Publication number: 20210100813
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating cancer using combinations of bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) protein inhibitors and certain chemotherapeutic drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: James E. Bradner, Michael R. McKeown, Margaret A. Shipp, Bjoern Chapuy, Kwok Kin Wong, Zhao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210094913
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a compound having Formula (I?): and in particular, Compound I-126: which modulates the activity of EGFR, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a method of treating or preventing a disease in which EGFR plays a role.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Applicant: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Nathanael S. GRAY, Michael ECK, Pasi JANNE, Hwan Geun CHOI, Jaebong JANG, Kwok-Kin WONG
  • Patent number: 10947596
    Abstract: The present invention is based, in part, on the identification, of novel mitochondrial iron-sulfur (Fe—S) cluster biosynthesis pathway biomarkers and modulators, and methods of use thereof, for identifying, assessing, preventing, and treating cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Bittinger, Jessie M. English, Kwok-Kin Wong, Sima Zacharek
  • Publication number: 20200399573
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for culturing patient-derived tumor cell spheroids in a three-dimensional microfluidic device. The method comprises mincing primary tumor sample in a medium supplemented with serum; treating the minced primary tumor sample with a composition comprising an enzyme; collecting tumor spheroids having a diameter of 10 ?m to 500 ?m from the enzyme treated sample; suspending the tumor spheroids in biocompatible gel; and culturing the tumor spheroids in a three dimensional microfluidic device. Methods for identifying an agent for treating cancer and microfluidic devices that allow for the simultaneous exposure of the cultured patient-derived primary tumor cell spheroids to a treatment of choice and to control treatment are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Applicant: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: David Barbie, Amir Aref, Thanh Barbie, Russell W. Jenkins, Kwok-kin Wong
  • Patent number: 10836722
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a compound having Formula (I?): and in particular, Compound I-126: which modulates the activity of EGFR, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, and a method of treating or preventing a disease in which EGFR plays a role.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Nathanael S. Gray, Michael Eck, Pasi Janne, Hwan Geun Choi, Jaebong Jang, Kwok-Kin Wong
  • Publication number: 20200338074
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides combination therapy of a transcription inhibitor and a kinase inhibitor. The combination of the transcription inhibitor and the kinase inhibitor may be useful in treating and/or preventing in a subject a proliferative disease, such as proliferative a disease that is resistant to the transcription inhibitor alone or the kinase inhibitor alone. In certain embodiments, the proliferative disease is a cancer. The combination of the transcription inhibitor and the kinase inhibitor is expected to be synergistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Hammerman, Kwok-kin Wong, Nathanael S. Gray
  • Publication number: 20200323848
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to pharmaceutical combinations comprising an HDAC6 selective inhibitor and a BET inhibitor for the treatment of cancer in a subject in need thereof. Also provided herein are methods for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of an HDAC6 selective inhibitor and a BET inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Applicants: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC., ACETYLON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., ACETYLON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Kwok-kin WONG, Yan LIU, Dennis O. ADEEGBE
  • Patent number: 10702527
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides combination therapy of a transcription inhibitor and a kinase inhibitor. The combination of the transcription inhibitor and the kinase inhibitor may be useful in treating and/or preventing in a subject a proliferative disease, such as proliferative a disease that is resistant to the transcription inhibitor alone or the kinase inhibitor alone. In certain embodiments, the proliferative disease is a cancer. The combination of the transcription inhibitor and the kinase inhibitor is expected to be synergistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Hammerman, Kwok-kin Wong, Nathanael S. Gray
  • Publication number: 20200032187
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for culturing patient-derived tumor cell spheroids in a three-dimensional microfluidic device. The method comprises mincing primary tumor sample in a medium supplemented with serum; treating the minced primary tumor sample with a composition comprising an enzyme; collecting tumor spheroids having a diameter of 10 ?m to 500 ?m from the enzyme treated sample; suspending the tumor spheroids in biocompatible gel; and culturing the tumor spheroids in a three dimensional microfluidic device. Methods for identifying an agent for treating cancer and microfluidic devices that allow for the simultaneous exposure of the cultured patient-derived primary tumor cell spheroids to a treatment of choice and to control treatment are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: David Barbie, Amir Aref, Thanh Barbie, Russell W. Jenkins, Kwok-kin Wong