Patents by Inventor Roy M. Pollock

Roy M. Pollock 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: 20170065628
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono- through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Robert A. Copeland, Victoria M. Richon, Margaret D. Scott, Christopher J. Sneeringer, Kevin W. Kuntz, Sarah K. Knutson, Roy M. Pollock
  • Publication number: 20170065600
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono- through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Kevin Wayne Kuntz, Sarah Kathleen Knutson, Timothy James Nelson Wigle, Robert A. Copeland, Victoria M. Richon, Margaret D. Scott, Christopher J. Sneeringer, Roy M. Pollock
  • Publication number: 20160296548
    Abstract: The present invention relates to DOT1L inhibitors. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Roy M. Pollock, Scott R. Daigle, Eric Hedrick, Nigel Waters, Blythe Thomson
  • Patent number: 9333217
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono- through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Copeland, Victoria M. Richon, Margaret D. Scott, Christopher J. Sneeringer, Kevin W. Kuntz, Sarah K. Knutson, Roy M. Pollock
  • Publication number: 20150366893
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted purine and 7-deazapurine compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer and neurological disorders, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Applicant: EPIZYME, INC.
    Inventors: Edward J. Olhava, Richard Chesworth, Kevin Wayne Kuntz, Victoria M. Richon, Roy M. Pollock, Scott R. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20150342979
    Abstract: The present invention relates to DOT1L inhibitors. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Roy M. Pollock, Scott R. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20150284422
    Abstract: The present invention relates to DOT1L inhibitors and methods of identifying, designing, or optimizing them. The present invention also relates to crystals of DOT1L-inhibitor complexes, the crystal structures thereof, and the use of the crystal structures. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing these DOT1L inhibitors and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer and neurological disorders, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Edward J. Olhava, Richard Chesworth, Roy M. Pollock, Lei Jin
  • Publication number: 20150216890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating disorders in which DOT1L-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer, by administering DOT1L inhibitor compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Olhava, Richard Chesworth, Kevin W. Kuntz, Victoria M. Richon, Roy M. Pollock, Scott Richard Daigle
  • Patent number: 9096634
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted purine and 7-deazapurine compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer and neurological disorders, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Olhava, Richard Chesworth, Kevin W. Kuntz, Victoria M. Richon, Roy M. Pollock, Scott R. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20150141362
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono- through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Robert A. Copeland, Victoria M. Richon, Margaret D. Scott, Christopher J. Sneeringer, Kevin W. Kuntz, Sarah K. Knutson, Roy M. Pollock
  • Patent number: 8895245
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono- through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Copeland, Victoria M. Richon, Margaret D. Scott, Christopher J. Sneeringer, Kevin W. Kuntz, Sarah K. Knutson, Roy M. Pollock
  • Patent number: 8691507
    Abstract: The invention relates to determining the presence of an EZH2 gene mutation in a sample from a subject and inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono-through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Copeland, Victoria M. Richon, Margaret D. Scott, Christopher J. Sneeringer, Kevin W. Kuntz, Sarah K. Knutson, Roy M. Pollock
  • Publication number: 20140051654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted purine and 7-deazapurine compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer and neurological disorders, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: EPIZYME, INC.
    Inventors: Edward J. Olhava, Richard Chesworth, Kevin W. Kuntz, Victoria M. Richon, Roy M. Pollock, Scott R. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20130303555
    Abstract: The invention relates to determining the presence of an EZH2 gene mutation in a sample from a subject and inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono-through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventors: Robert A. Copeland, Victoria M. Richon, Margaret D. Scott, Christopher J. Sneeringer, Kevin W. Kuntz, Sarah K. Knutson, Roy M. Pollock
  • Publication number: 20120142625
    Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted purine and 7-deazapurine compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and methods of treating disorders in which DOT1-mediated protein methylation plays a part, such as cancer and neurological disorders, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: EPIZYME, INC.
    Inventors: Edward J. Olhava, Richard Chesworth, Kevin W. Kuntz, Victoria M. Richon, Roy M. Pollock, Scott R. Daigle
  • Publication number: 20120071418
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibition of wild-type and certain mutant forms of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, the catalytic subunit of the PRC2 complex which catalyzes the mono- through tri-methylation of lysine 27 on histone H3 (H3-K27). In one embodiment the inhibition is selective for the mutant form of the EZH2, such that trimethylation of H3-K27, which is associated with certain cancers, is inhibited. The methods can be used to treat cancers including follicular lymphoma and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Also provided are methods for identifying small molecule selective inhibitors of the mutant forms of EZH2 and also methods for determining responsiveness to an EZH2 inhibitor in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: Epizyme, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Copeland, Victoria M. Richon, Margaret D. Scott, Christopher J. Sneeringer, Kevin W. Kuntz, Sarah K. Knutson, Roy M. Pollock
  • Publication number: 20020048792
    Abstract: This invention provides methods and materials for regulated production of proteins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: ARIAD Gene Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sridaran Natesan, Timothy P. Clackson, Roy M. Pollock