Patents by Inventor Yong-Chen Lu

Yong-Chen Lu 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: 10611816
    Abstract: Disclosed is an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) presented in the context of an HLA-Cw*0802 molecule. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Eric Tran, Yong-Chen Lu, Anna Pasetto, Paul F. Robbins, Steven A. Rosenberg, Zhili Zheng
  • Publication number: 20200056237
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of isolating paired T cell receptor (TCR) alpha and beta chain sequences, or an antigen-binding portion thereof. Also disclosed are methods of automatically identifying the TCR alpha and beta chain V segment sequences and CDR3 sequences of a TCR having antigenic specificity for a mutated amino acid sequence encoded by a cancer-specific mutation. Methods of preparing a population of cells that express paired TCR alpha and beta chain sequences, or an antigen-binding portion thereof, are also disclosed. Isolated pairs of TCR alpha and beta chain sequences and isolated populations of cells prepared by the methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Yong-Chen Lu, Peter Fitzgerald, Zhili Zheng, Steven A. Rosenberg
  • Patent number: 10556940
    Abstract: Disclosed is an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) presented in the context of an HLA-Cw*0802 molecule. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Eric Tran, Yong-Chen Lu, Steven A. Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20190177395
    Abstract: Disclosed is an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) presented in the context of an HLA-Cw*0802 molecule. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Service
    Inventors: Eric Tran, Yong-Chen Lu, Anna Pasetto, Paul F. Robbins, Steven A. Rosenberg, Zhili Zheng
  • Publication number: 20190040111
    Abstract: Disclosed is an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for mutated Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) presented in the context of an HLA-Cw*0802 molecule. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Applicant: The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Service
    Inventors: Eric Tran, Yong-Chen Lu, Steven A. Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20170224800
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of isolating T cells having antigenic specificity for a mutated amino acid sequence encoded by a cancer-specific mutation, the method comprising: identifying one or more genes in the nucleic acid of a cancer cell of a patient, each gene containing a cancer-specific mutation that encodes a mutated amino acid sequence; inducing autologous APCs of the patient to present the mutated amino acid sequence; co-culturing autologous T cells of the patient with the autologous APCs that present the mutated amino acid sequence; and selecting the autologous T cells. Also disclosed are related methods of preparing a population of cells, populations of cells, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating or preventing cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Applicant: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Eric Tran, Yong-Chen Lu, Paul Robbins, Steven A. Rosenberg
  • Publication number: 20170218042
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods of isolating a TCR having antigenic specificity for a mutated amino acid sequence encoded by a cancer-specific mutation, the method comprising: identifying one or more genes in the nucleic acid of a cancer cell of a patient, each gene containing a cancer-specific mutation that encodes a mutated amino acid sequence; inducing autologous APCs of the patient to present the mutated amino acid sequence; co-culturing autologous T cells of the patient with the autologous APCs that present the mutated amino acid sequence; selecting the autologous T cells; and isolating a nucleotide sequence that encodes the TCR from the selected autologous T cells, wherein the TCR has antigenic specificity for the mutated amino acid sequence encoded by the cancer-specific mutation. Also disclosed are related methods of preparing a population of cells, populations of cells, TCRs, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating or preventing cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: The United State of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Service
    Inventors: Eric Tran, Yong-Chen Lu, Paul Robbins, Steven A. Rosenberg