Patents by Inventor Stephen Willingham

Stephen Willingham 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: 12174192
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for detecting a level of expression of one or more genes (or proteins) in a subject having or suspected of having cancer, and optionally treating the subject with an adenosine pathway antagonist, for example an adenosine A2A receptor (ADORA2A) antagonist, to treat the cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Andrew Hotson, Richard A. Miller
  • Patent number: 12116635
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for detecting a level of expression of one or more genes in a subject having or suspected of having cancer, and optionally treating the subject with an adenosine pathway antagonist, for example an adenosine A2A receptor (ADORA2A) antagonist in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor and/or a PD-L 1 inhibitor, to treat the cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Andrew Hotson, Richard A. Miller
  • Patent number: 12037402
    Abstract: Methods are provided for targeting cells for depletion, including, without limitation, cancer cells, in a regimen comprising contacting the targeted cells with a combination of agents, including (i) an agent that blockades CD47 activity; and (ii) an antibody that specifically binds to EGFR. In some embodiments the cancer cells have a mutated form of one or more of KRAS, NRAS and BRAF. The level of depletion of the targeted cell is enhanced relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used; and the effect may be synergistic relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Irving L. Weissman, Stephen Willingham, Doris Po Yi Ho, Piero D. Dalerba, Kelly Marie McKenna, Jens-Peter Volkmer
  • Publication number: 20240218073
    Abstract: The anti-CD73 antibodies, compositions, and methods provided herein allow, inter alia, for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases (e.g., bacterial, viral, fungal, parasitic), and for the generation of antigen-specific antibodies in vivo in a subject. Applicants have surprisingly found that administration of an anti-CD73 antibody (e.g., CPI-006) to a subject induces differentiation of B cells and robust expansion of specific B cell clones in the subject. The methods and compositions provided herein are, inter alia, useful for a variety of applications, including personalized medicine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew Hotson, Stephen Willingham, Richard A. Miller
  • Patent number: 12023337
    Abstract: Provided herein are, inter alia, methods of treating cancer by administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of an adenosine-A2A (A2A) receptor antagonist or a combination of an adenosine-A2A (A2A) receptor antagonist and a programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) signaling pathway inhibitor. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including an A2A receptor antagonist, a PD-1 signaling pathway inhibitor and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Further provided are methods of detecting cellular effects, for example expression of pCREB, before, after or during adenosine receptor antagonist treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Richard A. Miller, Po Y. Ho, Ian Mccaffery, Andrew Hotson
  • Publication number: 20230303688
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Maureen Howard, Jie Liu, Ravindra Majeti, Susan Sweeney Prohaska, Anne K. Volkmer, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Irving L. Weissman
  • Patent number: 11603404
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Maureen Howard, Jie Liu, Ravindra Majeti, Susan Sweeney Prohaska, Anne Kathrin Volkmer, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Irving L. Weissman
  • Patent number: 11518806
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Maureen Howard, Jie Liu, Ravindra Majeti, Susan Sweeney Prohaska, Anne K. Volkmer, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Irving L. Weissman
  • Publication number: 20220289845
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Maureen Howard, Jie Liu, Ravindra Majeti, Susan Sweeney Prohaska, Anne Kathrin Volkmer, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Irving L. Weissman
  • Publication number: 20220251199
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Maureen Howard, Jie Liu, Ravindra Majeti, Susan Sweeney Prohaska, Anne K. Volkmer, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Irving L. Weissman
  • Publication number: 20220033506
    Abstract: Methods are provided for targeting cells for depletion, including without limitation cancer cells, in a regimen comprising contacting the targeted cells with a combination of agents, including (i) an agent that blockades CD47 activity; and (ii) an antibody that specifically binds to EGFR. In some embodiments the cancer cells have a mutated form of one or more of KRAS, NRAS or BRAF. The level of depletion of the targeted cell is enhanced relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used; and the effect may be synergistic relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Irving L. Weissman, Stephen Willingham, Doris Po Yi Ho, Piero D. Dalerba, Kelly Marie McKenna, Jens-Peter Volkmer
  • Publication number: 20210380689
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Maureen Howard, Jie Liu, Ravindra Majeti, Susan Sweeney Prohaska, Anne Kathrin Volkmer, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Irving L. Weissman
  • Patent number: 11154600
    Abstract: Methods are provided for enhancing immunization strategies by manipulation, e.g. in vitro manipulation, of phagocytic antigen presenting cells. In the methods of the invention, phagocytic antigen presenting cells (phAPC) are incubated with a particulate antigen in the presence of an anti-CD47 agent in a dose and for a period of time sufficient to allow the phAPC to phagocytose the particulate antigen, which process generates a “loaded” phAPC. The loaded phAPC is contacted with a population of T cells matched for at least one major histocompatibility locus with the phAPC, where the T cells are stimulated after contacting to generate an effector response against an epitope or epitopes present on the particulate antigen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Diane Tseng, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Kipp Andrew Weiskopf, Stephen Willingham, Irving L. Weissman
  • Patent number: 11136391
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Maureen Howard, Jie Liu, Ravindra Majeti, Susan Sweeney Prohaska, Anne Kathrin Volkmer, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Irving L. Weissman
  • Patent number: 11130813
    Abstract: Methods are provided for targeting cells for depletion, including without limitation cancer cells, in a regimen comprising contacting the targeted cells with a combination of agents, including (i) an agent that blockades CD47 activity; and (ii) an antibody that specifically binds to EGFR. In some embodiments the cancer cells have a mutated form of one or more of KRAS, NRAS or BRAF. The level of depletion of the targeted cell is enhanced relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used; and the effect may be synergistic relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Irving L. Weissman, Stephen Willingham, Doris Po Yi Ho, Piero D. Dalerba, Kelly Marie McKenna, Jens-Peter Volkmer
  • Patent number: 11104731
    Abstract: Methods are provided for treating a subject with a therapeutic dose of anti-CD47 agent by administering a primer agent prior to administering a therapeutically effective dose of an anti-CD47 agent to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Maureen Howard, Jie Liu, Ravindra Majeti, Susan Sweeney Prohaska, Anne Kathrin Volkmer, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Irving L. Weissman
  • Publication number: 20210255190
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for detecting a level of expression of one or more genes (or proteins) in a subject having or suspected of having cancer, and optionally treating the subject with an adenosine pathway antagonist, for example an adenosine A2A receptor (ADORA2A) antagonist, to treat the cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Andrew Hotson, Richard A. Miller
  • Publication number: 20210254178
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for detecting a level of expression of one or more genes in a subject having or suspected of having cancer, and optionally treating the subject with an adenosine pathway antagonist, for example an adenosine A2A receptor (ADORA2A) antagonist in combination with a PD-1 inhibitor and/or a PD-L1 inhibitor, to treat the cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Andrew Hotson, Richard A. Miller
  • Publication number: 20210230276
    Abstract: Methods are provided for targeting cells for depletion, including without limitation cancer cells, in a regimen comprising contacting the targeted cells with a combination of immunoregulatory agents. The level of depletion of the targeted cell is enhanced relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used; and the effect may be synergistic relative to a regimen in which a single agent is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Stephen Willingham, Doris Po Yi Ho, Kelly Marie McKenna, Irving L. Weissman, Jens-Peter Volkmer, Mark P. Chao, Ravindra Majeti, Melissa N. McCracken
  • Patent number: 11040040
    Abstract: Provided herein are, inter alia, methods of treating a cancer tumor in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an adenosine A2A receptor antagonist, wherein the subject comprises an elevated level of CD8+ tumor infiltrating lymphocytes relative to a control, the subject comprises an elevated level of T-effector gene signature relative to a control, the subject comprises an increased cancer tumor T cell receptor diversity or blood T cell receptor diversity relative to a control, the cancer tumor comprises an elevated level of PD-L1 relative to a control, and/or the cancer tumor or the blood of the subject comprises an elevated level of CD73 relative to a control. Further provided are, inter alia, methods for determining whether a subject is likely to, is, or has responded to anti-cancer therapy comprising an A2A receptor antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Hotson, Richard A. Miller, Ian Mccaffery, Stephen Willingham