Patents by Inventor Qiuchuan ZHUANG

Qiuchuan ZHUANG 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: 11827713
    Abstract: Provided is a chimeric antibody immune cell engager comprising a target cell binding domain that specifically binds to an antigen on a target cell, and an immune effector cell binding domain comprising an antigen-binding fragment that specifically binds to an antigen on an immune effector cell. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohu Fan, Qiuchuan Zhuang, Lei Yang, Pingyan Wang, Qingyan Li
  • Publication number: 20230272104
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides single domain antibodies that bind to CD20, and chimeric antigen receptors comprising same. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) comprising the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating a disease or disorder are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaohu Fan, Zhe Zhou, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Xu Fang, Hongbo PAN, Min Wei, Jianrui ZHU
  • Publication number: 20230250184
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides single domain antibodies that bind to CD22, and chimeric antigen receptors comprising same. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) comprising the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating a disease or disorder are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaohu Fan, Zhe Zhou, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Xu Fang, Yue HAN, Youguo PENG, Hefei HOU
  • Publication number: 20230192883
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides single domain antibodies that bind to CD19, and chimeric antigen receptors comprising same. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) comprising the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating a disease or disorder are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Xiaohu Fan, Zhe Zhou, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Xu Fang, Yue HAN, Youguo PENG, Manman LU
  • Publication number: 20230192841
    Abstract: Single domain antibodies that bind to Claudin18.2, and chimeric antigen receptors comprising same are provided. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) comprising the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating a disease or disorder are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2020
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: NANJING LEGEND BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Xu FANG, Qingshan ZHANG, Manman XU, Meng FENG
  • Publication number: 20230088461
    Abstract: Provided are anti-glypican-3 (GPC3) antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, and a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that binds glypican-3 (GPC3) containing an anti-GPC3 antibody in an extracellular domain, a transmembrane domain, and an intracellular signaling domain. Immune effector cells transduced with the disclosed CAR constructs can be used for cancer immunotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: NANJING LEGEND BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Jie MAO, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Ruixue WANG
  • Publication number: 20230085615
    Abstract: A modified T cell comprising a functional exogenous receptor is provided. The functional exogenous receptor comprises: (a) an extracellular ligand binding domain, (b) a transmembrane domain, and (c) an intracellular signaling domain (ISD) comprising a chimeric signaling domain (CMSD), wherein the CMSD comprises a plurality of Immune-receptor Tyrosine-based Activation Motifs (ITAMs) optionally connected by one or more linkers. Further provided are vectors, methods of producing, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and methods of treatment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Yuncheng ZHAO, Bing WANG, Dawei YU, Xin HUANG, Pingyan WANG, Qiuchuan ZHUANG
  • Publication number: 20230058669
    Abstract: A chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) comprising a polypeptide comprising an extracellular antigen binding domain comprising a first BCMA binding moiety and a second BCMA binding moiety, wherein the first BCMA binding moiety is a first anti-BCMA single domain antibody, and the second BCMA binding moiety is a second anti-BCMA sdAb; and wherein each of the first and second sdAb is a VHH domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: NANJING LEGEND BIOTECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Yuncheng ZHAO, Lei YANG, Xu FANG, Changmeng XU
  • Patent number: 11564945
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel chimeric antigen receptor and use thereof. The novel chimeric antigen receptor consists of a signal peptide, an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane region, and an intracellular signal domain, and comprises a 4-1BB signal peptide and/or a 4-1BB molecular transmembrane region. Nucleic acid sequences of various chimeric antigen receptors are separated and purified and provided is a chimeric antigen receptor and a CAR-T cell which are specific for a CD19 malignant tumor antigen. In the malignant tumor killing test of hematological cell lines, the ability of immune cells to target and recognize tumor cells is significantly enhanced, and the killing activity against tumor cells is also enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohu Fan, Qiuchuan Zhuang, Pingyan Wang, Lei Yang, Xiujun Zheng, Jiaying Hao, Shaobo Liu
  • Patent number: 11535677
    Abstract: Provided herein are single-domain antibodies targeting BCMA, and chimeric antigen receptors (such as monovalent CAR, and multivalent CAR including bi-epitope CAR) having one or more anti-BCMA single-domain antibodies. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) having the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating cancer are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: LEGEND BIOTECH USA INC.
    Inventors: Xiaohu Fan, Qiuchuan Zhuang, Pingyan Wang, Lin Wang, Lei Yang, Jiaying Hao, Dan Zhao, Xian He
  • Publication number: 20220313738
    Abstract: A modified T cell comprises: i) an exogenous Negative Regulatory Factor (Nef) protein; and ii) a functional exogenous receptor comprising: (a) an extracellular ligand binding domain, (b) a transmembrane domain, and (c) an intracellular signaling domain (ISD) comprising a chimeric signaling domain (CMSD), wherein the CMSD comprises one or a plurality of Immune-receptor Tyrosine-based Activation Motifs (ITAMs), wherein the plurality of CMSD ITAMs are optionally connected by one or more linkers. Provided are also Nef proteins (e.g., non-naturally occurring Nef), and modified T cells comprising such Nef proteins. Provided are methods of making and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Applicant: Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Yuncheng ZHAO, Bing WANG, Dawei YU, Xin HUANG, Pingyan WANG, Qiuchuan ZHUANG
  • Publication number: 20220289814
    Abstract: A modified T cell comprising a functional exogenous receptor is provided. The functional exogenous receptor comprises: (a) an extracellular ligand binding domain, (b) a transmembrane domain, and (c) an intracellular signaling domain (ISD) comprising a chimeric signaling domain (CMSD), wherein the CMSD comprises a plurality of Immune-receptor Tyrosine-based Activation Motifs (ITAMs) optionally connected by one or more linkers. Further provided are vectors, methods of producing, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, and methods of treatment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Nanjing Legend Bioteh Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Yuncheng ZHAO, Bing WANG, Dawei YU, Xin HUANG, Pingyan WANG, Qiuchuan ZHUANG
  • Patent number: 11401317
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a human CD123-targeting chimeric receptor ligand, comprising an IL-3 molecule-based CD123 binding domain, a transmembrane region, and an intracellular signaling domain. The present invention provides a T cell modified by the human CD123-targeting chimeric receptor ligand and capable of specifically binding with CD123 on tumor cell surfaces, thereby having specific cytotoxicity on tumor cells. The present invention further relates to an application of the human CD123-targeting chimeric receptor ligand and an immune effector cell thereof in preparing an anti-tumor immunotherapy drug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiuchuan Zhuang, Xiaohu Fan, Lei Yang, Pingyan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220177524
    Abstract: Provided are a method of producing a modified T cell comprising introducing into a precursor T cell a first nucleic acid encoding a Nef protein, wherein the Nef protein upon expression results in down-modulation of the endogenous T cell receptor (TCR) in the modified T cell, wherein the modified T cell furthermore expresses a functional exogenous receptor, such as an engineered TCR (e.g., chimeric TCR), T cell antigen coupler (TAC), TAC-like chimeric receptor, or a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR), the modified cell obtained by the method and the pharmaceutical composition comprising the modified T cell. Also provided is a non-naturally occurring Nef protein comprising one or more mutations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Yuncheng ZHAO, Dawei YU, Wujinan ZHI, Chenchen WANG, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Pingyan WANG, Xuanxuan GUO
  • Publication number: 20220127371
    Abstract: The present application provides single-domain antibodies targeting BCMA, and chimeric antigen receptors (such as monovalent CAR, and multivalent CAR including bi-epitope CAR) comprising one or more anti-BCMA single-domain antibodies. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) comprising the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating cancer are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Legend Biotech USA Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Pingyan WANG, Lin WANG, Lei YANG, Jiaying HAO, Dan ZHAO, Xian HE
  • Publication number: 20220073643
    Abstract: Described herein are binding moieties, such as antibodies, that specifically bind Claudin18.2, and chimeric antigen receptors comprising such binding moieties. Further provided are engineered immune cells (such as T cells) comprising anti-Claudin 18.2 chimeric antigen receptors. Also disclosed are methods of treating Claudin18.2-expressing tumor or cancers using the binding moieties, chimeric antigen receptors and engineered immune cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 10, 2022
    Applicants: Nanjing GenScript Biotech Co., Ltd., Nanjing Legend Biotech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liusong Yin, Tielin Zhou, Zhuo Fang, Yong Liu, Qiuchuan Zhuang, Bo Wu, Xiaohu Fan, Qingshan Zhang, Dan Zhao, Jie Mao
  • Patent number: 11186647
    Abstract: The present application provides single-domain antibodies targeting BCMA, and chimeric antigen receptors (such as monovalent CAR, and multivalent CAR including bi-epitope CAR) comprising one or more anti-BCMA single-domain antibodies. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) comprising the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating cancer are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: LEGEND BIOTECH USA INC.
    Inventors: Xiaohu Fan, Qiuchuan Zhuang, Pingyan Wang, Lin Wang, Lei Yang, Jiaying Hao
  • Publication number: 20210363218
    Abstract: Provided are chimeric receptors targeting NKG2D, and multispecific chimeric receptors comprising an NKG2D domain and a second antigen binding domain such as an IL-3 domain. Also provided are dual chimeric receptor systems comprising a first chimeric receptor comprising an NKG2D domain, and a second chimeric receptor comprising a second antigen binding domain such as an IL-3 domain. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells), pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Jun WANG, Pingyan WANG, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Lian MA
  • Publication number: 20210261675
    Abstract: The present application provides single-domain antibodies, and chimeric antigen receptors comprising one or more antigen binding domains each comprising a single-domain antibody. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) comprising the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating cancer are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Applicant: Legend Biotech USA Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Chuan-Chu CHOU, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Pingyan WANG, Lin WANG, Lei YANG, Jiaying HAO
  • Publication number: 20210163615
    Abstract: The present application provides single-domain antibodies targeting BCMA, and chimeric antigen receptors (such as monovalent CAR, and multivalent CAR including bi-epitope CAR) comprising one or more anti-BCMA single-domain antibodies. Further provided are engineered immune effector cells (such as T cells) comprising the chimeric antigen receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions, kits and methods of treating cancer are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Legend Biotech USA Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaohu FAN, Qiuchuan ZHUANG, Pingyan WANG, Lin WANG, Lei YANG, Jiaying HAO, Dan ZHAO, Xian HE