Patents by Inventor Stefani Spranger

Stefani Spranger 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: 12061186
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods of use relating to a novel class of dendritic cells, referred to herein as ISG+ DC, having anti-tumor activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Stefani Spranger, Ellen Duong
  • Publication number: 20240156911
    Abstract: Methods for identifying patients susceptible to treatment with checkpoint inhibitors are provided herein. Also provided are reagents for analyzing T cell responses for understanding resistance to checkpoint inhibitor therapy and understanding therapeutics for overcoming that resistance. Therapeutic strategies, for instance, for treating cancer, are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Karl Dane Wittrup, J. Christopher Love, Stefani Spranger, Brendan Horton, Duncan Morgan
  • Patent number: 11946936
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer by inhibition of ?-catenin or a ?-catenin pathway. In particular, inhibitors of ?-catenin and/or the Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway are employed prevent or reverse evasion of immune response or immunotherapy by cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Thomas Gajewski, Stefani Spranger
  • Publication number: 20210389301
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods of use relating to a novel class of dendritic cells, referred to herein as ISG+ DC, having anti-tumor activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Stefani Spranger, Ellen Duong
  • Publication number: 20210228715
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the methods involve the use of a combination of at least two of the following: an inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), an inhibitor of the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway, an inhibitor of CTLA-4, an inhibitor of CD25, or IL-7. The inventors particularly observed a major synergistic effect of combining anti-CTLA-4 with either an IDO inhibitor, with anti-PD-L1 mAb, or with CD-25 depletion. Such combinations have been found to demonstrate a synergistic effect in treating cancer and tumors, for example by reducing tumor size, increasing the percentage of antigen-specific T cells, and increasing T cell function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Thomas F. Gajewski, Stefani Spranger, Michael Leung
  • Publication number: 20210148917
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer by inhibition of ?-catenin or a ?-catenin pathway. In particular, inhibitors of ?-catenin and/or the Wnt/?-catenin signaling pathway are employed prevent or reverse evasion of immune response or immunotherapy by cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Gajewski, Stefani Spranger
  • Patent number: 10967060
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides combinations of immunologic inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. In some embodiments, the methods involve the use of a combination of at least two of the following: an inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), an inhibitor of the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway, an inhibitor of CTLA-4, an inhibitor of CD25, or IL-7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Thomas F. Gajewski, Stefani Spranger, Michael Leung
  • Patent number: 10753938
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer by inhibition of ?-catenin or a ?-catenin pathway. In particular, inhibitors of ?-catenin and/or the Wnt/p-catenin signaling pathway are employed prevent or reverse evasion of immune response or immunotherapy by cancers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Thomas Gajewski, Stefani Spranger
  • Publication number: 20180333492
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the methods involve the use of a combination of at least two of the following: an inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), an inhibitor of the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway, an inhibitor of CTLA-4, an inhibitor of CD25, or IL-7. The inventors particularly observed a major synergistic effect of combining anti-CTLA-4 with either an IDO inhibitor, with anti-PD-L1 mAb, or with CD-25 depletion. Such combinations have been found to demonstrate a synergistic effect in treating cancer and tumors, for example by reducing tumor size, increasing the percentage of antigen-specific T cells, and increasing T cell function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas F. Gajewski, Stefani Spranger, Michael Leung
  • Patent number: 10034939
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the methods involve the use of a combination of at least two of the following: an inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), an inhibitor of the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway, an inhibitor of CTLA-4, an inhibitor of CD25, or IL-7. The inventors particularly observed a major synergistic effect of combining anti-CTLA-4 with either an IDO inhibitor, with anti-PD-L1 mAb, or with CD-25 depletion. Such combinations have been found to demonstrate a synergistic effect in treating cancer and tumors, for example by reducing tumor size, increasing the percentage of antigen-specific T cells, and increasing T cell function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Thomas F. Gajewski, Stefani Spranger, Michael Leung
  • Publication number: 20180038868
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of cancer by inhibition of ?-catenin or a ?-catenin pathway. In particular, inhibitors of ?-catenin and/or the Wnt/p-catenin signaling pathway are employed prevent or reverse evasion of immune response or immuno-therapy by cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Gajewski, Stefani Spranger
  • Patent number: 9504692
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound for use in treating a cancer, wherein the cancer depends on the proteolytic activity of the MALT1 protease, and wherein the compound has the general formula (I) wherein X is N or C; Y is S, O, SO2, SO, NH, CO, CH2, CH?CH, or CH2—CH2; ( )z is a C1-C5 linear or branched alkyl chain; A is NR3R4, or OR5, or HET; R1 and R2 in each occurrence are independently selected from —H, —CH3, —OH, —OCH3, —SCH3, —F, —Cl, —CF3, —NH2, and —COOH; R3, R4, and R5 are H, or C1-C5 linear or branched alkyl groups, and HET is a heterocyclic ring of 5, 6, or 7 members, wherein the ring atoms can be C, O, N, or S, the ring can be saturated or aromatic, and the ring can be substituted with H or C1-C5 linear or branched alkyl groups; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, enantiomer, diastereomer, racemic mixture, crystalline form, amorphous form, unsolvated form or solvate of said compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUNCHEN, DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUR GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT (GMBH)
    Inventors: Daniel Krappmann, Daniel Nagel, Dolores Schendel, Stefani Spranger
  • Publication number: 20150352206
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the methods involve the use of a combination of at least two of the following: an inhibitor of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), an inhibitor of the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway, an inhibitor of CTLA-4, an inhibitor of CD25, or IL-7. The inventors particularly observed a major synergistic effect of combining anti-CTLA-4 with either an IDO inhibitor, with anti-PD-L1 mAb, or with CD-25 depletion. Such combinations have been found to demonstrate a synergistic effect in treating cancer and tumors, for example by reducing tumor size, increasing the percentage of antigen-specific T cells, and increasing T cell function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Applicant: The University of Chicago
    Inventors: Thomas F. Gajewski, Stefani Spranger, Michael Leung
  • Publication number: 20140288060
    Abstract: The invention relates to a compound for use in treating a cancer, wherein the cancer depends on the proteolytic activity of the MALT1 protease, and wherein the compound has the general formula (I) wherein X is N or C; Y is S, O, SO2, SO, NH, CO, CH2, CH?CH, CH2?CH2; ( )z is a C1-C5 linear or branched alkyl chain; A is NR3R4, or OR5, or HET; R1 and R2 in each occurrence are independently selected from —H, —CH3, —OH, —OCH3, —SCH3, —F, —Cl, —CF3, —NH2, and —COOH; R3, R4, and R5 are H, or C1-C5 linear or branched alkyl groups, and HET is a heterocyclic ring of 5, 6, or 7 members, wherein the ring atoms can be C, O, N, or S, the ring can be saturated or aromatic, and the ring can be substituted with H or C1-C5 linear or branched alkyl groups; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, enantiomer, diastereomer, racemic mixture, crystalline form, amorphous form, unsolvated form or solvate of said compound. The compound of the invention may further be used in the treatment of MALT1-dependent immune diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit and Umwelt GmbH)
    Inventors: Daniel Krappmann, Daniel Nagel, Dolores Schendel, Stefani Spranger