Patents by Inventor Thomas John VAN BLARCOM
Thomas John VAN BLARCOM 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: 11377500Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to CD70 (Cluster of Differentiation 70). The invention further provides bispecific antibodies that bind to CD70 and another antigen (e.g., CD3). The invention further relates to antibody encoding nucleic acids, and methods of obtaining such antibodies (monospecific and bispecific). The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies for the treatment of CD70-mediated pathologies, including cancer.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Siler Panowski, Tao Sai, Barbra Johnson Sasu, Surabhi Srivatsa Srinivasan, Thomas John Van Blarcom
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Patent number: 11326156Abstract: Provided herein are modified caspase-9 polypeptides, and chimeric caspase-9 proteins containing the modified caspase-9 polypeptides. The disclosure further provides polynucleotides encoding these proteins, engineered host cells containing these polynucleotides and proteins, including host cells that co-express a chimeric antigen receptor, and methods of making and using the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: ALLOGENE THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventors: Meritxell Galindo Casas, Thomas John Van Blarcom
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Patent number: 11312782Abstract: The invention provides CARs (CARs) that specifically bind to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen). The invention further relates to engineered immune cells comprising such CARs, CAR-encoding nucleic acids, and methods of making such CARs, engineered immune cells, and nucleic acids. The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these CARs and engineered immune cells for the treatment of a condition associated with malignant cells expressing BCMA (e.g., cancer).Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Tracy Chia-Chien Kuo, Bijan Andre Boldajipour, Javier Fernando Chaparro Riggers, Philippe Duchateau, Roman Ariel Galetto, Alexandre Juillerat, Thomas Charles Pertel, Arvind Rajpal, Barbra Johnson Sasu, Cesar Adolfo Sommer, Julien Valton, Thomas John Van Blarcom
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Publication number: 20220023346Abstract: Provided herein are recombinant antigen receptors, for example chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), that comprise modified cytoplasmic domains that provide improved signalling and thereby provide improved performance and safety. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the recombinant antigen receptors, vectors comprising the polynucleotides, and engineered immune cells comprising the vectors and/or polynucleotides. The invention further provides methods for engineering immune cells to express the recombinant antigen receptors. Improved recombinant antigen receptor signalling is also provided by co-expressing a first recombinant antigen receptor and a second recombinant antigen receptor or co-expressing a recombinant antigen receptor and a protein involved in transducing the signal from the activated recombinant antigen receptor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Michael Thomas BETHUNE, Yi ZHANG, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Siler PANOWSKI, Barbra Johnson SASU
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Patent number: 11155630Abstract: The present invention relates to bispecific antibodies that specific bind to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen) and CD3 (Cluster of Differentiation 3). Method of making the bispecific antibodies and method of using the bispecific antibodies for the treatment of multiple myeloma are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Tracy Chia-Chien Kuo, Javier Fernando Chaparro Riggers, Wei Chen, Amy Shaw-Ru Chen, Edward Derrick Pascua, Thomas John Van Blarcom, Leila Marie Boustany, Weihsien Ho, Yik Andy Yeung, Pavel Strop, Arvind Rajpal
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Publication number: 20210260118Abstract: Provided here are engineered immune cells that comprise a constitutively active chimeric cytokine receptor (CACCR) and a B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). Also provided herein are engineered immune cells that comprise one or more nucleic acids e.g. a bicistronic vector such as a viral vector that encode the CACCRs and BCMA CARs and engineered immune cells e.g. engineered autologous or allogeneic T cells that express both CACCRs and BCMA CARs from the nucleic acids. When present on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-bearing engineered immune cells, the CACCRs allow for increased immune cell activation, proliferation, persistence, and/or potency. Further provided herein are methods of making and using the engineered immune cells described herein, such as methods of treating a disease or condition by administering at least one appropriate dose of the cells to a patient suffering from the condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2021Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Regina Junhui LIN, Siler PANOWSKI, Cesar Adolfo SOMMER, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Barbra Johnson SASU, Arun BALAKUMARAN
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Publication number: 20210188991Abstract: The present invention relates bispecific antibodies that specific binds to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen) and CD3 (Cluster of Differentiation 3). Method of making the bispecific antibodies and method of using the bispecific antibodies for the treatment of multiple myeloma are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Tracy Chia-Chien KUO, Javier Fernando CHAPARRO RIGGERS, Wei CHEN, Amy Shaw-Ru CHEN, Edward Derrick PASCUA, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Leila Marie BOUSTANY, Weihsien HO, Yik Andy YEUNG, Pavel STROP, Arvind RAJPAL
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Publication number: 20210179716Abstract: Antibodies that specifically bind to CD47 and antibodies that specifically bind to PD-L1 are provided, as well as CD47/PD-L1 bispecific antibodies. Also provided are uses of these antibodies, and related compositions and methods.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2020Publication date: June 17, 2021Applicant: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Javier Fernando CHAPARRO RIGGERS, Shih-Hsun CHEN, Sheng DING, Pawel Kamil DOMINIK, Shahram SALEK-ARDAKANI, Jessica Lynn Stanfield, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM
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Publication number: 20210107979Abstract: Provided herein are DLL3 binding agents and chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) comprising a DLL3 binding molecule that specifically binds to DLL3; and immune cells comprising these DLL3-specific CARs, e.g., CAR-T cells. Also provided are methods of making and using DLL3-specific CARs, and immune cells comprising DLL3-specific CARs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2020Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Yi ZHANG, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Siler PANOWSKI, Silvia K. TACHEVA-GRIGOROVA, Barbra Johnson SASU
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Publication number: 20210061881Abstract: Provided herein are chimeric cytokine receptors bearing a binding domain capable of binding a TGF-? ligand or a TGF-? receptor antibody. When present on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-bearing immune cells (CAR-T-cells), such receptors allow for increased CAR-T cell expansion, activity and persistence, constitutively and/or through engagement of a TGF-? ligand or a TGF-? receptor antibody. Also provided are methods of making and using the chimeric cytokine receptors described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2020Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Regina Junhui LIN, Siler PANOWSKI, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Shanshan LANG, Barbra Johnson SASU
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Publication number: 20210054087Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies, e.g., full length antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen) and/or CD3 (Cluster of Differentiation 3). The invention also relates to antibody conjugates (e.g., antibody-drug-conjugates) comprising the BCMA antibodies, compositions comprising the BCMA antibodies, and methods of using the BCMA antibodies and their conjugates for treating conditions associated with cells expressing BCMA (e.g., cancer or autoimmune disease). The invention further relates to heteromultimeric antibodies that specifically bind to CD3 and a tumor cell antigen, (e.g., bispecific antibodies that specifically bind to CD3 and BCMA). Compositions comprising such heteromultimeric antibodies, methods for producing and purifying such heterodimeric antibodies, and their use in diagnostics and therapeutics are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2020Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Tracy Chia-Chien KUO, Javier Fernando CHAPARRO RIGGERS, Wei CHEN, Amy Shaw-Ru CHEN, Edward Derrick PASCUA, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Leila Marie BOUSTANY, Weihsien HO, Yik Andy YEUNG, Pavel STROP, Arvind RAJPAL
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Publication number: 20200399343Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods that downregulate major histocompatibility class I molecule cell surface expression, and uses of such compositions and methods for improving the functional activities of isolated T cells (e.g., gene-modified antigen-specific T cells, such as chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells). In particular, the present invention provides methods and compositions for bolstering the therapeutic efficacy of CAR-T cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Javier Fernando CHAPARRO RIGGERS, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Bijan Andre BOLDAJPOUR
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Patent number: 10793635Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies, e.g., full length antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen) and/or CD3 (Cluster of Differentiation 3). The invention also relates to antibody conjugates (e.g., antibody-drug-conjugates) comprising the BCMA antibodies, compositions comprising the BCMA antibodies, and methods of using the BCMA antibodies and their conjugates for treating conditions associated with cells expressing BCMA (e.g., cancer or autoimmune disease). The invention further relates to heteromultimeric antibodies that specifically bind to CD3 and a tumor cell antigen, (e.g., bispecific antibodies that specifically bind to CD3 and BCMA). Compositions comprising such heteromultimeric antibodies, methods for producing and purifying such heterodimeric antibodies, and their use in diagnostics and therapeutics are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: PFIZER INC.Inventors: Tracy Chia-Chien Kuo, Javier Fernando Chaparro Riggers, Wei Chen, Amy Shaw-Ru Chen, Edward Derrick Pascua, Thomas John Van Blarcom, Leila Marie Boustany, Weihsien Ho, Yik Andy Yeung, Pavel Strop, Arvind Rajpal
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Publication number: 20200291090Abstract: Provided herein are constitutively active chimeric cytokine receptors (CACCRs). When present on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-bearing immune cells, such CACCRs allow for increased immune cell activation, proliferation, persistence, and/or potency. Also provided are methods of making and using the CACCRs described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Inventors: Regina Junhui LIN, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Siler PANOWSKI, Barbra Johnson SASU
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Publication number: 20200276238Abstract: Provided herein are PD-1 chimeric cytokine receptors. When present on chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-bearing immune cells, such receptors allow for increased immune cell activation, proliferation, persistence, and/or potency, when engaged with PD-1 ligands or activation with an anti-PD-1 antibody. Also provided are methods of making and using the chimeric cytokine receptors described herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2020Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Regina Junhui LIN, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM, Siler PANOWSKI, Barbra Johnson SASU
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Publication number: 20190292533Abstract: The present invention provides inducible chimeric cytokine receptors responsive to a ligand, e.g., a small molecule or protein, uses of such receptors for improving the functional activities of genetically modified immune cells, such as T cells, comprising the inducible chimeric cytokine receptors, and compositions comprising such cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Andrew Ross NAGER, Spencer PARK, Javier Fernando CHAPARRO RIGGERS, Regina Junhui LIN, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM
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Publication number: 20190241669Abstract: The invention provides CARs (CARs) that specifically bind to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen). The invention further relates to engineered immune cells comprising such CARs, CAR-encoding nucleic acids, and methods of making such CARs, engineered immune cells, and nucleic acids. The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these CARs and engineered immune cells for the treatment of a condition associated with malignant cells expressing BCMA (e.g., cancer).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Inventors: Tracy Chia-Chien KUO, Bijan Andre BOLDAJIPOUR, Javier Fernando CHAPARRO RIGGERS, Philippe DUCHATEAU, Roman Ariel GALETTO, Alexandre JUILLERAT, Thomas Charles PERTEL, Arvind RAJPAL, Barbra Johnson SASU, Cesar Adolfo SOMMER, Julien VALTON, Thomas John VAN BLARCOM
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Publication number: 20190233528Abstract: The disclosure provides CARs (CARs) that specifically bind to CD70. The disclosure further relates to engineered immune cells comprising such CARs, CAR-encoding nucleic acids, and methods of making such CARs, engineered immune cells, and nucleic acids. The disclosure further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these CARs and engineered immune cells comprising these CARs for the treatment of a condition associated with malignant cells expressing CD70 (e.g., cancer).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Surabhi Srivatsa Srinivasan, Niranjana Aditi Nagarajan, Siler Panowski, Yoon Park, Tao Sai, Barbra Johnson SASU, Thomas John Van Blarcom, Mathilde Brunnhilde Dusseaux, Roman Ariel Galetto
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Publication number: 20190233529Abstract: The present invention provides antibodies that specifically bind to CD70 (Cluster of Differentiation 70). The invention further provides bispecific antibodies that bind to CD70 and another antigen (e.g., CD3). The invention further relates to antibody encoding nucleic acids, and methods of obtaining such antibodies (monospecific and bispecific). The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these antibodies for the treatment of CD70-mediated pathologies, including cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Applicant: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Siler Panowski, Tao Sai, Barbra Johnson Sasu, Surabhi Srivatsa Srinivasan, Thomas John Van Blarcom
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Patent number: 10294304Abstract: The invention provides CARs (CARs) that specifically bind to BCMA (B-Cell Maturation Antigen). The invention further relates to engineered immune cells comprising such CARs, CAR-encoding nucleic acids, and methods of making such CARs, engineered immune cells, and nucleic acids. The invention further relates to therapeutic methods for use of these CARs and engineered immune cells for the treatment of a condition associated with malignant cells expressing BCMA (e.g., cancer).Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Pfizer Inc.Inventors: Tracy Chia-Chien Kuo, Bijan Andre Boldajipour, Javier Fernando Chaparro Riggers, Philippe Duchateau, Roman Galetto, Alexandre Juillerat, Thomas Charles Pertel, Arvind Rajpal, Barbra Johnson Sasu, Cesar Adolfo Sommer, Julien Valton, Thomas John Van Blarcom