Patents by Inventor Stefania Colarusso
Stefania Colarusso 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).
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Patent number: 12012468Abstract: Provided herein are cyclic polypeptide compounds that can, e.g., bind specifically to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and optionally also inhibit interaction between human PCSK9 and human low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Also provided are methods of reducing LDL cholesterol level in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject one or more of the cyclic polypeptide compounds or a pharmaceutical composition provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignees: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC, RA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.Inventors: Alonso Ricardo, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Nicolas Cedric Boyer, Joseph R. Stringer, Derek M. LaPlaca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Chengwei Wu, Sookhee Nicole Ha, Hyewon Youm, Mark W. Embrey, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Raffaele Ingenito, Willy Costantini, Alessia Santoprete, Roberto Costante, Immacolata Conte, Stefania Colarusso, Eric J. Gilbert, Aurash Shahripour, Yusheng Xiong
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Publication number: 20230406885Abstract: Provided are compounds of the Formula (I), or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein X1, X2, X3, A1, A2, R1-R7, R8a, R8b, R9a, R9b, R10 and R11 are as herein described. can trap IL-1? and are expected to have utility as therapeutic agents, for example, for treating cardiovascular disease and inflammatory disorders. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions which comprise the compounds disclosed herein or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The disclosure also relates to methods for use of the compounds or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts in the therapy and prophylaxis of cardiovascular disease and inflammatory disorders and for preparing pharmaceuticals for this purpose.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2023Publication date: December 21, 2023Applicant: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLCInventors: Faben A. Cruz, Danqing Feng, Zhuyan Guo, Jennifer Hanisak, Jennifer L. Hickey, Charles Lee Jayne, Ahmet Kekec, Michael Man-Chu Lo, Christopher W. Plummer, Elisabetta Bianchi, Stefania Colarusso, Emanuela Nizi, Francesca Pavone, Ali Munaim Yousif
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Publication number: 20230303625Abstract: Provided herein are cyclic polypeptide compounds that can, e.g., bind specifically to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and optionally also inhibit interaction between human PCSK9 and human low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Also provided are methods of reducing LDL cholesterol level in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject one or more of the cyclic polypeptide compounds or a pharmaceutical composition provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2022Publication date: September 28, 2023Applicant: Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Alonso Ricardo, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Nicolas Cedric Boyer, Joseph R. Stringer, Derek M. LaPlaca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Chengwei Wu, Sookhee Nicole HA, Hyewon Youm, Mark W. EMBREY, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Raffaele Ingenito, Willy Costantini, Alessia Santoprete, Roberto Costante, Immacolata Conte, Stefania Colarusso, Eric J. GILBERT, Aurash Shahripour, Yusheng Xiong
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Patent number: 11530244Abstract: Provided herein are cyclic polypeptide compounds that can, e.g., bind specifically to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and optionally also inhibit interaction between human PCSK9 and human low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Also provided are methods of reducing LDL cholesterol level in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject one or more of the cyclic polypeptide compounds or a pharmaceutical composition provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Alonso Ricardo, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Nicolas Cedric Boyer, Joseph R. Stringer, Derek M. LaPlaca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Chengwei Wu, Sookhee Nicole Ha, Hyewon Youm, Mark W. Embrey, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Raffaele Ingenito, Willy Costantini, Alessia Santoprete, Roberto Costante, Immacolata Conte, Stefania Colarusso, Eric J. Gilbert, Aurash Shahripour, Yusheng Xiong
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Publication number: 20210284694Abstract: Provided herein are cyclic polypeptide compounds that can, e.g., bind specifically to human proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) and optionally also inhibit interaction between human PCSK9 and human low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), and pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these compounds. Also provided are methods of reducing LDL cholesterol level in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject one or more of the cyclic polypeptide compounds or a pharmaceutical composition provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Alonso Ricardo, Thomas Joseph Tucker, Nicolas Cedric Boyer, Joseph R. Stringer, Derek M. LaPlaca, Angela Dawn Kerekes, Chengwei Wu, Sookhee Nicole Ha, Hyewon Youm, Mark W. Embrey, Elisabetta Bianchi, Danila Branca, Raffaele Ingenito, Willy Costantini, Alessia Santoprete, Roberto Costante, Immacolata Conte, Stefania Colarusso, Eric J. Gilbert, Aurash Shahripour, Yusheng Xiong
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Patent number: 7973026Abstract: The present invention relates to tetracyclic thienopyrrole compounds of formula (I), wherein Ar, A, D1, D2, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use for the treatment or prevention of infection by hepatitis C virus.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: Istituto Di Ricerche Di Biologia Molecolare P. Angeletti SpAInventors: Stefania Colarusso, Joerg Habermann, Frank Narjes, Simona Ponzi, Maria del Rosario Rico Ferreira
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Patent number: 7795250Abstract: The present invention relates to indole compounds of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, A, E and X are as defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C infections.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2005Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Istituto di Ricerche di Biologia Molecolare P Angeletti SpAInventors: Stefania Colarusso, Immacolata Conte, Joerg Habermann, Frank Narjes, Simona Ponzi
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Publication number: 20090105227Abstract: The present invention relates to tetracyclic thienopyrrole compounds of formula (I), wherein Ar, A, D1, D2, W, X, Y and Z are defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and their use for the treatment or prevention of infection by hepatitis C virus.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2006Publication date: April 23, 2009Applicant: Istituto Di Ricerche Di Biologia Molecolare P. Angeletti SPAInventors: Stefania Colarusso, Joerg Habermann, Frank Narjes, Simona Ponzi, Maria del Rosario Rico Ferreira
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Publication number: 20080261944Abstract: The present invention relates to indole compounds of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, A, E and X are as defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2005Publication date: October 23, 2008Inventors: Stefania Colarusso, Immacolata Conte, Joerg Habermann, Frank Narjes, Simona Ponzi
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Patent number: 7119073Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof: (I); wherein Q, R2, X, Y and Z are as defined herein; are inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 proteaseType: GrantFiled: March 26, 2002Date of Patent: October 10, 2006Assignee: Istituto Di Ricerche Di Biologia Molecolare P. Angeletti SpAInventors: Stefania Colarusso, Cristina Gardelli, Benjamin Gerlach, Steven Harper, Uwe Koch, Victor Giulio Matassa, Ester Muraglia, Frank Narjes, Jesus Maria Ontoria Ontoria, Alessia Petrocchi, Simona Ponzi, Ian Stansfield, Vicenzo Summa
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Publication number: 20050130997Abstract: A class of pyrimidinone derivatives of formula (I): wherein Z, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; are inhibitors of viral polymerases, especially (the hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase enzyme.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2003Publication date: June 16, 2005Inventors: Salvatore Avolio, Stefania Colarusso, Immacolata Conte, Steven Harper, Uwe Koch, Savina Malancona, Vincenzo Summa, Frank Narjes, Alessia Petrocchi
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Publication number: 20040142876Abstract: Compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof: (I); wherein Q, R2, X, Y and Z are as defined herein; are inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2004Publication date: July 22, 2004Inventors: Stefania Colarusso, Cristina Gardelli, Benjamin Gerlach, Steven Harper, Uwe Koch, Victor Giulio Matassa, Ester Muraglia, Frank Narjes, Jesus Maria Ontoria Ontoria, Alessia Petrocchi, Simona Ponzi, Ian Stansfield