Patents by Inventor Marco Ruella

Marco Ruella 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: 11872249
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD20 or CD22. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD20 or CD22, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T or natural killer (NK) cells comprising the CD20 CAR or CD22 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell or NK cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD20 or CD22 binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Barbara Brannetti, Jennifer Brogdon, Boris Engels, Brian Walter Granda, Lu Huang, Ming Lei, Na Li, Jimin Zhang, Carla Patricia Pinto Guimaraes, Saar Gill, Marco Ruella, Regina M. Young
  • Publication number: 20230374105
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD19, e.g., by administering a recombinant T cell comprising the CD19 CAR as described herein, in combination with one or more B-cell inhibitors, e.g., inhibitors of one or more of CD10, CD20, CD22, CD34, CD123, FLT-3, ROR1, CD79b, CD179b, or CD79a. The disclosure additionally features novel antigen binding domains and CAR molecules directed to CD20 and CD22, and uses, e.g., as monotherapies or in combination therapies. The invention also provides kits and compositions described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Hans Bitter, Jennifer Mary Bordeaux, Barbara Brannetti, Jennifer Brogdon, Naveen Kumar Dakappagari, Saar Gill, Steven Highfill, Lu Huang, Carl H. June, Ju Young Kim, Ming Lei, Na Li, Andreas Loew, Elena Orlando, Marco Ruella, Thai Tran, Jimin Zhang, Li Zhou
  • Publication number: 20230331864
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating T cell lymphomas and leukemias. In certain aspects, the compositions and methods include CAR T cells targeting CD2, CD5, or CD7 and modified cells wherein CD2, CD5, or CD7 has been knocked-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Marco RUELLA, Saar GILL, Carl H. JUNE, Avery D. POSEY, Daniel J. POWELL
  • Publication number: 20230220090
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD123. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD123, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant cells comprising the CD123 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD123 binding domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 13, 2023
    Inventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Saar Gill, David Glass, Saad Kenderian, Andreas Loew, Joan Mannick, Michael C. Milone, Leon Murphy, David L. Porter, Marco Ruella, Yongqiang Wang, Qilong Wu, Jiquan Zhang
  • Patent number: 11673964
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating T cell lymphomas and leukemias. In certain aspects, the compositions and methods include CAR T cells targeting CD2, CD5, or CD7 and modified cells wherein CD2, CD5, or CD7 has been knocked-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Marco Ruella, Saar Gill, Carl H. June, Avery D. Posey, Daniel J. Powell
  • Patent number: 11591404
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD123. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD123, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant cells comprising the CD123 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD123 binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignees: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Saar Gill, David Jonathan Glass, Saad Kenderian, Andreas Loew, Joan Mannick, Michael C. Milone, Leon Murphy, David L. Porter, Marco Ruella, Yongqiang Wang, Qilong Wu, Jiquan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220387486
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD20 or CD22. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD20 or CD22, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T or natural killer (NK) cells comprising the CD20 CAR or CD22 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell or NK cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD20 or CD22 binding domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Barbara Brannetti, Jennifer Brogdon, Boris Engels, Brian Walter Granda, Lu Huang, Ming Lei, Na Li, Jimin Zhang, Carla Patricia Pinto Guimaraes, Saar Gill, Marco Ruella, Regina M. Young
  • Publication number: 20220195010
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD19, e.g., by administering a recombinant T cell comprising the CD19 CAR as described herein, in combination with one or more B-cell inhibitors, e.g., inhibitors of one or more of CD10, CD20, CD22, CD34, CD123, FLT-3, ROR1, CD79b, CD179b, or CD79a. The disclosure additionally features novel antigen binding domains and CAR molecules directed to CD20 and CD22, and uses, e.g., as monotherapies or in combination therapies. The invention also provides kits and compositions described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Hans Bitter, Jennifer Mary Bordeaux, Barbara Brannetti, Jennifer Brogdon, Naveen Kumar Dakappagari, Saar Gill, Steven Highfill, Lu Huang, Carl H. June, Ju Young Kim, Ming Lei, Na Li, Andreas Loew, Elena Orlando, Marco Ruella, Thai Tran, Jimin Zhang, Li Zhou
  • Publication number: 20220073639
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating T cell lymphomas and leukemias. In certain aspects, the compositions and methods include CAR T cells targeting CD2, CD5, or CD7 and modified cells wherein CD2, CD5, or CD7 has been knocked-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Inventors: Marco RUELLA, Saar GILL, Carl H. JUNE, Avery D. POSEY, Daniel J. POWELL
  • Publication number: 20220064316
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Eugene Choi, Hilmar Erhard Ebersbach, David Jonathan Glass, Heather Huet, Carl H. June, Joan Mannick, Michael C. Milone, Leon Murphy, Gabriela Plesa, Celeste Richardson, Marco Ruella, Reshma Singh, Yongqiang Wang, Qilong Wu
  • Patent number: 11149076
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD19, e.g., by administering a recombinant T cell comprising the CD19 CAR as described herein, in combination with one or more B-cell inhibitors, e.g., inhibitors of one or more of CD10, CD20, CD22, CD34, CD123, FLT-3, ROR1, CD79b, CD179b, or CD79a. The disclosure additionally features novel antigen binding domains and CAR molecules directed to CD20 and CD22, and uses, e.g., as monotherapies or in combination therapies. The invention also provides kits and compositions described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Hans Bitter, Jennifer Mary Bordeaux, Barbara Brannetti, Jennifer Brogdon, Naveen Kumar Dakappagari, Saar Gill, Steven Highfill, Lu Huang, Carl H. June, Ju Young Kim, Ming Lei, Na Li, Andreas Loew, Elena Orlando, Marco Ruella, Thai Tran, Jimin Zhang, Li Zhou
  • Patent number: 11084880
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of BCMA. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to BCMA vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the BCMA CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAR that comprises a BCMA binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Eugene Choi, Hilmar Erhard Ebersbach, David Jonathan Glass, Heather Huet, Carl H. June, Joan Mannick, Michael C. Milone, Leon Murphy, Gabriela Plesa, Celeste Richardson, Marco Ruella, Reshma Singh, Yongqiang Wang, Qilong Wu
  • Publication number: 20210213063
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating an adult subject having a hematological cancer, comprising administering to the subject selected dosage regimens comprising a plurality of immune effector cells expressing a CAR molecule in combination with a BTK inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicants: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Randi Isaacs, K. Gary J. Vanasse, Eric Bleickardt, Saar Gill, Marco Ruella, Nathan Amar Singh, Elena Orlando
  • Publication number: 20210179709
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating conditions or diseases associated with expression of a target chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) as described herein. The invention also relates to an anti-target CAR specific to the target CAR as described herein, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T cells comprising the anti-target CARs of the present invention. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell expressing an anti-target CAR as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Saar Gill, Marco RUELLA
  • Patent number: 11026976
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD20 or CD22. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD20 or CD22, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T or natural killer (NK) cells comprising the CD20 CAR or CD22 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell or NK cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD20 or CD22 binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignees: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Barbara Brannetti, Jennifer Brogdon, Boris Engels, Brian Walter Granda, Lu Huang, Ming Lei, Na Li, Jimin Zhang, Carla Guimaraes, Saar Gill, Marco Ruella, Regina M. Young
  • Publication number: 20210002377
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD123. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD123, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant cells comprising the CD123 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD123 binding domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Saar Gill, David Jonathan Glass, Saad Kenderian, Andreas Loew, Joan Mannick, Michael C. Milone, Leon Murphy, David L. Porter, Marco Ruella, Yongqiang Wang, Qilong Wu, Jiquan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200376035
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods comprising a T cell genetically modified to express a CAR and a SMAC mimetic for treating a patient having a disease, a disorder or a condition associated with an elevated expression of an antigen. In some embodiments, the antigen is a tumor antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Marco Ruella, Yong Gu Lee
  • Patent number: 10703819
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD123. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD123, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant cells comprising the CD123 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD123 binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignees: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Novartis AG
    Inventors: Jennifer Brogdon, Saar Gill, David Jonathan Glass, Saad Kenderian, Andreas Loew, Joan Mannick, Michael Milone, Leon Murphy, David L. Porter, Marco Ruella, Yongqiang Wang, Qilong Wu, Jiquan Zhang
  • Publication number: 20200080056
    Abstract: The present invention includes compositions and methods comprising CART cells with SHP-1 and/or SHP-2 genes knocked out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Marco RUELLA, Sangya AGARWAL, Seokjae Albert HONG
  • Patent number: RE49847
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with expression of CD20 or CD22. The invention also relates to chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) specific to CD20 or CD22, vectors encoding the same, and recombinant T or natural killer (NK) cells comprising the CD20 CAR or CD22 CAR. The invention also includes methods of administering a genetically modified T cell or NK cell expressing a CAR that comprises a CD20 or CD22 binding domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: Novartis AG, The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Barbara Brannetti, Jennifer Brogdon, Boris Engels, Brian Granda, Lu Huang, Ming Lei, Na Li, Jimin Zhang, Carla Guimaraes, Saar Gill, Marco Ruella, Regina M. Young