Patents by Inventor Ruben Carrasco

Ruben Carrasco 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: 11391739
    Abstract: Provided by the invention are methods for identifying therapeutic agents for treating multiple myeloma or another hematological malignancy, as well as methods for determining the prognosis of a patient with multiple myeloma or another hematological malignancy. The methods are based in part on the inventors' discovery that an extracellular form of cyclophilin A binds to CD147 expressed on multiple myeloma cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Ruben Carrasco, Di Zhu
  • Publication number: 20220204572
    Abstract: The invention provides structurally-constrained peptides by hydrocarbon stapling of a BCL9 HD2 helix for use as a therapeutic agent. The invention further provides methods and kits for use of the structurally-constrained peptide of the instant invention. The invention is based, at least in part, on the results provided herein demonstrating that hydrocarbon stapled helical peptides display excellent proteolytic, acid, and thermal stability, restore the native helical structure of the peptide, possess superior pharmacokinetic properties compared to the corresponding unmodified peptides, and are highly effective in binding to ?-catenin in vitro, in cellulo, and in vivo, disrupting the BCL9/?-catenin interaction, and thereby interfering with deregulated Wnt/?-catenin signaling for therapeutic benefit in a variety of human diseases including human cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Ruben Carrasco, Gregory H. Bird
  • Patent number: 11220532
    Abstract: The invention provides structurally-constrained peptides by hydrocarbon stapling of a BCL9 HD2 helix for use as a therapeutic agent. The invention further provides methods and kits for use of the structurally-constrained peptide of the instant invention. The invention is based, at least in part, on the results provided herein demonstrating that hydrocarbon stapled helical peptides display excellent proteolytic, acid, and thermal stability, restore the native helical structure of the peptide, possess superior pharmacokinetic properties compared to the corresponding unmodified peptides, and are highly effective in binding to ?-catenin in vitro, in cellulo, and in vivo, disrupting the BCL9/?-catenin interaction, and thereby interfering with deregulated Wnt/?-catenin signaling for therapeutic benefit in a variety of human diseases including human cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Ruben Carrasco, Gregory H. Bird
  • Publication number: 20210002336
    Abstract: The invention provides structurally-constrained peptides by hydrocarbon stapling of a BCL9 HD2 helix for use as a therapeutic agent. The invention further provides methods and kits for use of the structurally-constrained peptide of the instant invention. The invention is based, at least in part, on the results provided herein demonstrating that hydrocarbon stapled helical peptides display excellent proteolytic, acid, and thermal stability, restore the native helical structure of the peptide, possess superior pharmacokinetic properties compared to the corresponding unmodified peptides, and are highly effective in binding to ?-catenin in vitro, in cellulo, and in vivo, disrupting the BCL-9/?-catenin interaction, and thereby interfering with deregulated Wnt/?-catenin signaling for therapeutic benefit in a variety of human diseases including human cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Ruben Carrasco, Gregory H. Bird
  • Patent number: 10703785
    Abstract: The invention provides structurally-constrained peptides by hydrocarbon stapling of a BCL9 HD2 helix for use as a therapeutic agent. The invention further provides methods and kits for use of the structurally-constrained peptide of the instant invention. The invention is based, at least in part, on the results provided herein demonstrating that hydrocarbon stapled helical peptides display excellent proteolytic, acid, and thermal stability, restore the native helical structure of the peptide, possess superior pharmacokinetic properties compared to the corresponding unmodified peptides, and are highly effective in binding to ?-catenin in vitro, in cellulo, and in vivo, disrupting the BCL-9/?-catenin interaction, and thereby interfering with deregulated Wnt/?-catenin signaling for therapeutic benefit in a variety of human diseases including human cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Ruben Carrasco, Gregory H. Bird
  • Publication number: 20200018757
    Abstract: Provided by the invention are methods for identifying therapeutic agents for treating multiple myeloma or another hematological malignancy, as well as methods for determining the prognosis of a patient with multiple myeloma or another hematological malignancy. The methods are based in part on the inventors' discovery that an extracellular form of cyclophilin A binds to CD147 expressed on multiple myeloma cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: RUBEN CARRASCO, DI ZHU
  • Patent number: 10365280
    Abstract: Provided by the invention are methods for identifying therapeutic agents for treating multiple myeloma or another hematological malignancy, as well as methods for determining the prognosis of a patient with multiple myeloma or another hematological malignancy. The methods are based in part on the inventors' discovery that an extracellular form of cyclophilin A binds to CD147 expressed on multiple myeloma cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Ruben Carrasco, Di Zhu
  • Publication number: 20170307616
    Abstract: Provided by the invention are methods for identifying therapeutic agents for treating multiple myeloma or another hematological malignancy, as well as methods for determining the prognosis of a patient with multiple myeloma or another hematological malignancy. The methods are based in part on the inventors' discovery that an extracellular form of cyclophilin A binds to CD147 expressed on multiple myeloma cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Ruben Carrasco, Di Zhu
  • Patent number: 9518300
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for treating hematological malignancies, such as multiple myeloma, in a subject by increasing levels or activity of miR-30 RNA in plasma cells of the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Ruben Carrasco, Jianjun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20150313932
    Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for treating hematological malignancies, such as multiple myeloma, in a subject by increasing levels or activity of miR-30 RNA in plasma cells of the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Ruben Carrasco, Jianjun Zhao
  • Publication number: 20140113857
    Abstract: The invention provides structurally-constrained peptides by hydrocarbon stapling of a BCL9 HD2 helix for use as a therapeutic agent. The invention further provides methods and kits for use of the structurally-constrained peptide of the instant invention. The invention is based, at least in part, on the results provided herein demonstrating that hydrocarbon stapled helical peptides display excellent proteolytic, acid, and thermal stability, restore the native helical structure of the peptide, possess superior pharmacokinetic properties compared to the corresponding unmodified peptides, and are highly effective in binding to ?-catenin in vitro, in cellulo, and in vivo, disrupting the BCL-9/?-catenin interaction, and thereby interfering with deregulated Wnt/?-catenin signaling for therapeutic benefit in a variety of human diseases including human cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.
    Inventors: Loren D. Walensky, Ruben Carrasco, Gregory H. Bird