Patents by Inventor Maria Jure Kunkel

Maria Jure Kunkel 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: 20190153099
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. COGSWELL, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190135920
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Patent number: 10266594
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Patent number: 10266596
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Patent number: 10266595
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190112377
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. COGSWELL, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190112376
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. COGSWELL, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190100590
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190100589
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190092863
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20190062456
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human antibodies, that bind to human Cluster of Differentiation 73 (CD73) with high affinity, and inhibit the activity of CD73, and optionally mediate antibody dependent CD73 internalization. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the invention are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting the growth of a tumor cell expressing CD73 using the antibodies of the invention, including methods for treating various cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Nils Lonberg, Alan J. Korman, Bryan C. Barnhart, Aaron P. Yamniuk, Mohan Srinivasan, Karla A. Henning, Ming Lei, Emanuela Sega, Angela Goodenough, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Guodong Chen, John S. Sack, Richard Y. Huang, Martin J. Corbett, Joseph E. Myers, JR., Liang Schweizer, Sandra V. Hatcher, Haichun Huang, Pingping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20190062445
    Abstract: Fully human antibodies and antigen-binding portions thereof that bind to human 4-1BB and that allow binding of human 4-1BB to a human 4-1BB ligand. In one aspect, the antibody is an IgG4 antibody. Also provided is a method for treating a disease in a subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody to said subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Maria Jure-Kunkel, Laura J. Hefta, Marc Santoro, Subinay Ganguly, Edward L. Halk
  • Publication number: 20190055320
    Abstract: The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human antibodies, that bind to human Cluster of Differentiation 73 (CD73) with high affinity, and inhibit the activity of CD73, and optionally mediate antibody dependent CD73 internalization. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the invention are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention are also provided. The invention also provides methods for inhibiting the growth of a tumor cell expressing CD73 using the antibodies of the invention, including methods for treating various cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Nils LONBERG, Alan J. KORMAN, Bryan C. BARNHART, Aaron P. YAMNIUK, Mohan SRINIVASAN, Karla A. HENNING, Ming LEI, Emanuela SEGA, Angela GOODENOUGH, Maria JURE-KUNKEL, Guodong CHEN, John S. SACK, Richard Y. HUANG, Martin J. CORBETT, Joseph E. MYERS, JR., Liang SCHWEIZER, Sandra V. HATCHER, Haichun HUANG, Pingping ZHANG
  • Patent number: 10138299
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20180319887
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. Cogswell, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20180312590
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. COGSWELL, Stacie M. GOLDBERG, Ashok K. GUPTA, Maria JURE-KUNKEL, Xi-Tao WANG, Jon M. WIGGINTON
  • Patent number: 10100129
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human antibodies, that bind to human Cluster of Differentiation 73 (CD73) with high affinity, and inhibit the activity of CD73, and optionally mediate antibody dependent CD73 internalization. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the disclosure, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the disclosure are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the disclosure are also provided. The disclosure also provides methods for inhibiting the growth of a tumor cell expressing CD73 using the antibodies of the disclosure, including methods for treating various cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
    Inventors: Nils Lonberg, Alan J. Korman, Bryan C. Barnhart, Aaron P. Yamniuk, Mohan Srinivasan, Karla A. Henning, Ming Lei, Emanuela Sega, Angela Goodenough, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Guodong Chen, John S. Sack, Richard Y. Huang, Martin J. Corbett, Joseph E. Myers, Jr., Liang Schweizer, Sandra V. Hatcher, Haichun Huang, Pingping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20180282414
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. COGSWELL, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton
  • Publication number: 20180282413
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. COGSWELL, Stacie M. GOLDBERG, Ashok K. GUPTA, Maria JURE-KUNKEL, Xi-Tao WANG, Jon M. WIGGINTON
  • Publication number: 20180273624
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer, comprises administering to the subject a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that inhibits signaling from the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling pathway. This disclosure also provides a method for immunotherapy of a subject afflicted with cancer comprising selecting a subject that is a suitable candidate for immunotherapy based on an assessment that the proportion of cells in a test tissue sample from the subject that express PD-L1 on the cell surface exceeds a predetermined threshold level, and administering a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-PD-1 antibody to the selected subject. The invention additionally provides rabbit mAbs that bind specifically to a cell surface-expressed PD-L1 antigen in a FFPE tissue sample, and an automated IHC method for assessing cell surface expression in FFPE tissues using the provided anti-PD-L1 Abs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Applicant: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John P. COGSWELL, Stacie M. Goldberg, Ashok K. Gupta, Maria Jure-Kunkel, Xi-Tao Wang, Jon M. Wigginton