Patents by Inventor Tomonari Kasai

Tomonari Kasai 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: 10682330
    Abstract: In order to reduce the side effects of paclitaxel derivatives having excellent anti-cancer effects, an attempt was made to produce a liposome encapsulating paclitaxel derivatives such as paclitaxel monoglycosides and docetaxel monoglycosides. However, the introduction efficiency of paclitaxel derivatives, etc., into a liposome was poor, and this technique was not developed to a practical level. The present invention provides a method for producing a liposome encapsulating a paclitaxel monoglycoside and/or a docetaxel monoglycoside, and having an antibody specifically recognizing a cancer cell, the method comprising a step of bringing a liposome encapsulating a polyoxyethylene ester derivative, a lower alcohol, and a buffer or water into contact with a solution in which a paclitaxel monoglycoside and/or a docetaxel monoglycoside is dissolved in an alkylene glycol-containing buffer or water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignees: ENSUIKO SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD., HIROKI HAMADA, YOSHIO SHIMIZU, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroki Hamada, Ichiro Fujiwara, Masaharu Seno, Tomonari Kasai, Tsukasa Shigehiro, Masaharu Murakami, Katsuhiko Mikuni
  • Publication number: 20180280300
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for encapsulating a poorly water-soluble pharmacologically active substance in a liposome with high efficiency. The present invention provides a composition comprising a lipid having a phosphatidylcholine group, a cholesterol compound, a lipid having a phosphatidylethanolamine group, and a poorly water-soluble pharmacologically active substance, wherein the molar ratio of the lipid having a phosphatidylcholine group, the cholesterol compound, the lipid having a phosphatidylethanolamine group, and the poorly water-soluble pharmacologically active substance is 3 to 8:2 to 7:0.1 to 3:0.001 to 5, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicants: ENSUIKO SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD., National University Corporation Okayama University
    Inventors: Hiroki HAMADA, Masaharu SENO, Tomonari KASAI, Tsukasa SHIGEHIRO, Koji HARA, Tetsuya ITO, Ichiro FUJIWARA
  • Publication number: 20160256566
    Abstract: In order to reduce the side effects of paclitaxel derivatives having excellent anti-cancer effects, an attempt was made to produce a liposome encapsulating paclitaxel derivatives such as paclitaxel monoglycosides and docetaxel monoglycosides. However, the introduction efficiency of paclitaxel derivatives, etc., into a liposome was poor, and this technique was not developed to a practical level. The present invention provides a method for producing a liposome encapsulating a paclitaxel monoglycoside and/or a docetaxel monoglycoside, and having an antibody specifically recognizing a cancer cell, the method comprising a step of bringing a liposome encapsulating a polyoxyethylene ester derivative, a lower alcohol, and a buffer or water into contact with a solution in which a paclitaxel monoglycoside and/or a docetaxel monoglycoside is dissolved in an alkylene glycol-containing buffer or water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicants: ENSUIKO SUGAR REFINING CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Hiroki HAMADA, Ichiro FUJIWARA, Masaharu SENO, Tomonari KASAI, Tsukasa SHIGEHIRO, Masaharu MURAKAMI, Katsuhiko MIKUNI
  • Publication number: 20150079626
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of obtaining a cell population containing cancer stem cells, which comprises culturing iPS cells in the presence of culture supernatant of cancer cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicants: LSIP, LLC, National University Corporation Okayama University
    Inventors: Masaharu SENO, Akifumi MIZUTANI, Tomonari KASAI
  • Publication number: 20150056270
    Abstract: In order to reduce the side effects of paclitaxel derivatives having excellent anti-cancer effects, an attempt was made to produce a liposome encapsulating paclitaxel derivatives such as paclitaxel monoglycosides and docetaxel monoglycosides. However, the introduction efficiency of paclitaxel derivatives, etc., into a liposome was poor, and this technique was not developed to a practical level. The present invention provides a method for producing a liposome encapsulating a paclitaxel monoglycoside and/or a docetaxel monoglycoside, and having an antibody specifically recognizing a cancer cell, the method comprising a step of bringing a liposome encapsulating a polyoxyethylene ester derivative, a lower alcohol, and a buffer or water into contact with a solution in which a paclitaxel monoglycoside and/or a docetaxel monoglycoside is dissolved in an alkylene glycol-containing buffer or water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroki Hamada, Ichiro Fujiwara, Masaharu Seno, Tomonari Kasai, Tsukasa Shigehiro, Masaharu Murakami, Katsuhiko Mikuni