Patents by Inventor Michael PORTS
Michael PORTS 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).
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Patent number: 12263190Abstract: The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods, compositions and uses involving immunotherapies, such as adoptive cell therapy, e.g., T cell therapy, and an immunomodulatory compound, such as a structural or functional analog or derivative of thalidomide and/or an inhibitor of E3-ubiquitin ligase. The provided methods, compositions and uses include those for combination therapies involving the administration or use of one or more immunomodulatory compounds in conjunction with a T cell therapy, such as a genetically engineered T cell therapy involving cells engineered with a recombinant receptor, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing T cells. Also provided are compositions, methods of administration to subjects, articles of manufacture and kits for use in the methods.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2019Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Jens Hasskarl, Stanley R. Frankel, Michael Ports, Michael Pourdehnad, Heidi Jessup, Yue Jiang, Jim Shi Xiang Qin, Neha Soni, Melissa Works
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Publication number: 20240197871Abstract: Provided are methods, compositions, uses and articles of manufacture of combination therapies involving immunotherapies, such as adoptive cell therapy, e.g., T cell therapy, and the use of (S)-2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-4-((2-fluoro-4-((3-morpholinoazetidin-1-yl)methyl)benzyl)amino)isoindoline-1,3-dione, or an enantiomer or mixture of enantiomers thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, co-crystal, clathrate, or polymorph thereof, for treating subjects with disease and conditions such as certain B cell malignancies, and related methods, compositions, uses and articles of manufacture. The cells generally express recombinant receptors such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). In some embodiments, the disease or condition is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), such as relapsed or refractory NHL or specific NHL subtype.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: June 20, 2024Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Nikolaus Sebastian TREDE, Tim PULHAM, Fan WU, Michael POURDEHNAD, Joseph Andrew DESTEFANO, Maria Soraya CARRANCIO ANTON, Tonia Jane BUCHHOLZ, Michael PORTS, Jim QIN, Ronald DUBOWY, Nicolas BRAND
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Patent number: 11896615Abstract: Provided are methods of treatment involving immunotherapy, such as T cell therapy, and administration of a tryptophan metabolism and/or kynurenine pathway modulator. In some embodiments, the method includes a combination therapy that involves administration of engineered T cells, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing cells, and a tryptophan metabolism and/or kynurenine pathway modulator, such as an inhibitor of an enzyme. Also provided are engineered cells in which the expression of a molecule involved in the kynurenine pathway is modified. Also provided are methods of manufacturing engineered cells, cells, compositions, methods of administration to subjects, nucleic acids and kits for use in the methods. In some aspects, features of the methods and cells provide for increased or improved activity, activity, outcome, function, response, persistence, expansion and/or proliferation of cells for adoptive cell therapy.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Michael Ports, Evan Paul Thomas, Hyam I. Levitsky
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Publication number: 20240016840Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions and uses involving immunotherapies and inhibitors of a target protein tyrosine kinase in which the kinase is not IL-2-inducible T cell kinase (ITK) and/or is selected from Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), tec protein tyrosine kinase (TEC), BMX non-receptor tyrosine kinase (Etk), TXK tyrosine kinase (TXK) and/or receptor tyrosine-protein kinase ErbB4 (ErbB4). The provided methods, compositions and uses include administration of one or more such inhibitor with another agent, such as an immunotherapeutic agent targeting T cells and/or genetically engineered T cells, such as CAR-expressing T cells. Also provided are methods of manufacturing engineered cells, cells, compositions, methods of administration, nucleic acids, articles of manufacture and kits.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Applicants: Juno Therapeutics, Inc., Acerta Pharma, B.V.Inventors: Michael Ports, Jim Qin, Ruth Salmon, Oleksandr Baturevych
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Publication number: 20230165872Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions and uses for treating subjects with diseases and conditions, such as those involving or associated with B cell maturation antigen (BCMA), involving administration of a T cell therapy, such as a BCMA-targeted T cell therapy, e.g. anti-BCMA CART cells, in combination with (S)-3-[4-(4-morpholin-4-ylmethyl-benzyloxy)-1-oxo-1,3-dihydro-isoindol-2-yl]-piperidine-2, 6-dione, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, tautomer or racemic mixtures thereof, and compositions thereof, or in combination with (S)-4-(4-(4-(((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-4-yl)oxy)methyl)benzyl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-fluorobenzonitrile, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, stereoisomer, tautomer or racemic mixtures thereof, and compositions thereof. The T cell therapy includes cells that express recombinant receptors such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) directed against BCMA.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: June 1, 2023Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Michael PORTS, Oleksandr BATUREVYCH, Neha SONI, John-Michael WILLIFORD, Melissa WORKS
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Patent number: 11590167Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions and uses involving immunotherapies and inhibitors of a target protein tyrosine kinase in which the kinase is not IL-2-inducible T cell kinase (ITK) and/or is selected from Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), tec protein tyrosine kinase (TEC), BMX non-receptor tyrosine kinase (Etk), TXK tyrosine kinase (TXK) and/or receptor tyro-sine-protein kinase ErbB4 (ErbB4). The provided methods, compositions and uses include administration of one or more such inhibitor with another agent, such as an immunotherapeutic agent targeting T cells and/or genetically engineered T cells, such as CAR-expressing T cells. Also provided are methods of manufacturing engineered cells, cells, compositions, methods of administration, nucleic acids, articles of manufacture and kits.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignees: Juno Therapeutic, Inc., ACERTA PHARMA B.V.Inventors: Michael Ports, Jim Qin, Ruth Salmon, Oleksandr Baturevych
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Publication number: 20220401483Abstract: Provided are methods, compositions, uses and articles of manufacture of combination therapies involving immunotherapies, such as adoptive cell therapy, e.g., T cell therapy, and the use of (S)-3-[4-(4-morpholin-4-ylmethyl-benzyloxy)-1-oxo-1,3-di-hydro-isoindol-2-yl]-piperidine-2,6-dione, or an enantiomer or mixture of enantiomers thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, hydrate, co-crystal, clathrate, or polymorph thereof, for treating subjects with disease and conditions such as certain B cell malignancies, and related methods, compositions, uses and articles of manufacture. The cells generally express recombinant receptors such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs). In some embodiments, the disease or condition is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), such as relapsed or refractory NHL or specific NHL subtype.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Michael PORTS, Jens HASSKARL, Sandrine MONTHEARD, Michael POURDEHNAD, Tim PULHAM, Jim QIN
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Publication number: 20220249637Abstract: Provided are methods, uses, and articles of manufacture of combination therapies involving immunotherapies and cell therapies, such as adoptive cell therapy, e.g. a T cell therapy, and the use of an inhibitor of a prosurvival BCL2 family protein, e.g. a BCL2 inhibitor, for treating subjects having or suspected of having a cancer, and related methods, uses, and articles of manufacture. The T cell therapy includes cells that express recombinant receptors such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Michael PORTS, Evan Paul THOMAS, Rupesh AMIN, Jason DUBOVSKY, Ronald DUBOWY, Archana BRAHMANDAM
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Publication number: 20220008477Abstract: The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods, compositions and uses involving immunotherapies, such as adoptive cell therapy, e.g., T cell therapy, and an immunomodulatory compound, such as a structural or functional analog or derivative of thalidomide and/or an inhibitor of E3-ubiquitin ligase. The provided methods, compositions and uses include those for combination therapies involving the administration or use of one or more immunomodulatory compounds in conjunction with a T cell therapy, such as a genetically engineered T cell therapy involving cells engineered with a recombinant receptor, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing T cells. Also provided are compositions, methods of administration to subjects, articles of manufacture and kits for use in the methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Jens HASSKARL, Stanley R. FRANKEL, Michael PORTS, Michael POURDEHNAD, Heidi JESSUP, Yue JIANG, Jim Shi Xiang QIN, Neha SONI, Melissa WORKS
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Publication number: 20200078404Abstract: The present disclosure relates in some aspects to methods, compositions and uses involving immunotherapies, such as adoptive cell therapy, e.g., T cell therapy, and an immunomodulatory compound, such as a structural or functional analog or derivative of thalidomide and/or an inhibitor of E3-ubiquitin ligase. The provided methods, compositions and uses include those for combination therapies involving the administration or use of one or more immunomodulatory compounds in conjunction with a T cell therapy, such as a genetically engineered T cell therapy involving cells engineered with a recombinant receptor, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing T cells. Also provided are compositions, methods of administration to subjects, articles of manufacture and kits for use in the methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2018Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Michael PORTS, Melissa WORKS, Oleksandr BATUREVYCH, Ruth SALMON, Ronald James HAUSE, JR., Timothy G. JOHNSTONE, David G. KUGLER, Jon JONES, Neha SONI
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Publication number: 20200054673Abstract: Provided are methods of treatment involving immunotherapy, such as T cell therapy, and administration of a tryptophan metabolism and/or kynurenine pathway modulator. In some embodiments, the method includes a combination therapy that involves administration of engineered T cells, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing cells, and a tryptophan metabolism and/or kynurenine pathway modulator, such as an inhibitor of an enzyme. Also provided are engineered cells in which the expression of a molecule involved in the kynurenine pathway is modified. Also provided are methods of manufacturing engineered cells, cells, compositions, methods of administration to subjects, nucleic acids and kits for use in the methods. In some aspects, features of the methods and cells provide for increased or improved activity, activity, outcome, function, response, persistence, expansion and/or proliferation of cells for adoptive cell therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2017Publication date: February 20, 2020Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Michael PORTS, Evan Paul THOMAS, Hyam I. LEVITSKY
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Publication number: 20190328786Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions and uses involving immunotherapies and inhibitors of a target protein tyrosine kinase in which the kinase is not IL-2-inducible T cell kinase (ITK) and/or is selected from Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK), tec protein tyrosine kinase (TEC), BMX non-receptor tyrosine kinase (Etk), TXK tyrosine kinase (TXK) and/or receptor tyro-sine-protein kinase ErbB4 (ErbB4). The provided methods, compositions and uses include administration of one or more such inhibitor with another agent, such as an immunotherapeutic agent targeting T cells and/or genetically engineered T cells, such as CAR-expressing T cells. Also provided are methods of manufacturing engineered cells, cells, compositions, methods of administration, nucleic acids, articles of manufacture and kits.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicants: Juno Therapeutic, Inc., ACERTA PHARMA, LLC, ACERTA PHARMA B.V.Inventors: Michael PORTS, Jim QIN, Ruth SALMON, Oleksandr BATUREVYCH
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Publication number: 20190298772Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions and uses involving immunotherapies, such as adoptive cell therapy, e.g., T cell therapy, and inhibitors of a TEK family kinase, such as BTK or ITK. The provided methods, compositions and uses include those for combination therapies involving the administration or use of one or more such inhibitor in conjunction with another agent, such as an immunotherapeutic agent targeting T cells, such as a therapeutic antibody, e.g., a multispecific (e.g., T cell engaging) antibody, and/or genetically engineered T cells, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing T cells. Also provided are methods of manufacturing engineered T cells, compositions, methods of administration to subjects, nucleic acids, articles of manufacture and kits for use in the methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Juno Therapeutics, Inc.Inventors: Michael PORTS, Ruth Amanda SALMON, Jim QIN, Oleksandr BATUREVYCH, Heidi Gillenwater