Patents by Inventor Rachel A. Altura

Rachel A. Altura 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: 20250011453
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating cancer (e.g., ovarian, mesothelioma, triple-negative breast cancer), which comprise administering to a human patient in need thereof: (a) a PD-1 antagonist; (b) an ILT4 antagonist; and (c) one or more chemotherapeutic agents. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing such agents for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventor: Rachel A. Altura
  • Publication number: 20230365678
    Abstract: Provided herein are dosing regimens of an anti-immunoglobulin-like transcript 4 (anti-ILT4) antibody for treating cancer. Further provided are dosing regimens for treating cancer using a combination of an anti-ILT4 antibody and another agent (e.g., a PD-1 antagonist, such as an anti-PD-1 antibody or an anti-PD-L 1 antibody).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Anson K. Abraham, Rachel A. Altura, Douglas C. Wilson
  • Publication number: 20230092707
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating a cancer, an infectious disease or infection, which comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a combination of agents: (a) an anti-human PD-1 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof; (b) an anti-human CTLA4 antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof; and (c) an anti-human TIGIT antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof. Also provided are therapeutic combinations for use, pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing such agents for the treatment of a cancer, an infectious disease, or an infection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
    Inventors: Rachel A. Altura, Mingmei Cai, Scott J. Diede, Jane Anne Healy, Blanca Homet Moreno, Nageatte Ibrahim, Sybil M.G. Williams
  • Publication number: 20230058779
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating cancer (e.g., RCC), which comprise administering to a human patient in need thereof: (a) a PD-1 antagonist; (b) an ILT4 antagonist; and (c) lenvatinib represented by Formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are kits containing such agents and uses of therapeutic combinations of such agents for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicants: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, EISAI R&D Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rachel A. Altura, Philip E. Brandish, Rodolfo Fleury Perini
  • Publication number: 20230050449
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating cancer (e.g., NSCLC), which comprise administering to a human patient in need thereof: (a) a PD-1 antagonist; (b) an ILT4 antagonist; and (c) one or more chemotherapeutic agents. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits containing such agents for the treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
    Inventors: Philip E. Brandish, Rachel A. Altura, Bilal Piperdi
  • Publication number: 20210147570
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating cancer, comprising administering to a subject having cancer a therapeutically effective amount of a CD73 antagonistic antibody alone or in combination with a PD-1/PD-L1 axis antagonist antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Rachel A. ALTURA, Anke KLIPPEL-GIESE, Jennifer R. POSTELNEK, Yue ZHAO, Edward J. HILT, Kinjal SANGHAVI, Raymond P. PEREZ
  • Publication number: 20190284293
    Abstract: Provided are methods for clinical treatment of tumors (e.g., advanced solid tumors) using an anti-CD73 antibody in combination with an immuno-oncology agent, such as an anti-PD-1 antibody.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: September 19, 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, Rachel A. ALTURA, Haichun HUANG, Pingping ZHANG, Edward J. HILT, Michael Nathan HEDRICK
  • Patent number: 8017747
    Abstract: The invention provides materials and methods related to the use of recombinant nucleic acid molecules containing an expression control element of an inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) gene operatively linked to a coding region for an active cytotoxic/cytolytic agent. The recombinant molecules are used in methods to treat a variety of diseases and disorders, including a wide range of cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc.
    Inventors: Hannah Caldas, Rachel A. Altura
  • Publication number: 20090239937
    Abstract: The invention provides materials and methods related to the use of recombinant nucleic acid molecules containing an expression control element of an inhibitor of apoptosis protein (IAP) gene operatively linked to a coding region for an active cytotoxic/cytolytic agent. The recombinant molecules are used in methods to treat a variety of diseases and disorders, including a wide range of cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Hugo Caldas, Rachel A. Altura
  • Publication number: 20060276423
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for inhibiting the expression of survivin in cells expressing survivin. The invention is also directed to methods of treating conditions associated with elevated survivin, such as hyperproliferative disorders. More particularly, the invention is directed to inhibition of survivin expression using short interfering RNAs (si-RNAs) or through administration of DNA sequences yielding the expression of short hairpin RNAs (sh-RNAs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Rachel Altura, Hugo Caldas, Michael Holloway