Patents by Inventor Youe-Kong Shue

Youe-Kong Shue 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: 11583577
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of immunotherapy for a cancer patient, comprises administering vaccines against Globo series antigens (i.e., Globo H, Stage-specific embryonic antigen 3 “SSEA3” and Stage-specific embryonic antigen 4 “SSEA4”). Specifically, the method comprises administering Globo H-KLH (OBI-822) in patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer. The disclosure also provides a method of comprises selecting a cancer patient who is suitable as treatment candidate for immunotherapy. In addition, the disclosure provides therapeutic agents, including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that bind specifically to Globo series antigens and related biomarkers useful in focusing such therapeutic and diagnostic regimens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: OBI PHARMA, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Der Tony Yu, Youe-Kong Shue, Chen-Hsin Liang, Peiwen Yu, Chwen-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20190062342
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel macrolides, to the preparation of novel macrolides, to the use of such novel macrolides preventing, treating, or ameliorating various conditions, and to the use of such novel macrolides as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Chang-Hsing Liang, Jonathan Duffield, Alex Romero, Yu-Hung Chiu, Steve Sucheck, Kenneth Marby, Youe-Kong Shue, Yoshitaka Ichikawa, Chan-Kou Hwang, David Rabuka, Sulan Yao
  • Publication number: 20170304419
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of immunotherapy for a cancer patient, comprises administering vaccines against Globo series antigens (i.e., Globo H, Stage-specific embryonic antigen 3 “SSEA3” and Stage-specific embryonic antigen 4 “SSEA4”). Specifically, the method comprises administering Globo H-KLH (OBI-822) in patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer. The disclosure also provides a method of comprises selecting a cancer patient who is suitable as treatment candidate for immunotherapy. In addition, the disclosure provides therapeutic agents, including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that bind specifically to Globo series antigens and related biomarkers useful in focusing such therapeutic and diagnostic regimens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Inventors: Cheng-Der Tony YU, Youe-Kong SHUE, Chen-Hsin LIANG, Peiwen YU, Chwen-Cheng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160280718
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel macrolides, to the preparation of novel macrolides, to the use of such novel macrolides preventing, treating, or ameliorating various conditions, and to the use of such novel macrolides as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Chang-Hsing Liang, Jonathan Duffield, Alex Romero, Yu-Hung Chiu, Steve Sucheck, Kenneth Marby, Youe-Kong Shue, Yoshitaka Ichikawa, Chan-Kou Hwang, David Rabuka, Sulan Yao
  • Patent number: 9200026
    Abstract: Described herein are novel macrolides, the preparation of novel macrolides, the use of novel macrolides for preventing, treating, or ameliorating various conditions, and the use of novel macrolides as antibacterial agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
    Inventors: Chang-Hsing Liang, Jonathan Duffield, Alex Romero, Yu-Hung Chiu, Steve Sucheck, Kenneth Marby, Youe-Kong Shue, Yoshitaka Ichikawa, Chan-Kou Hwang, David Rabuka, Sulan Yao
  • Patent number: 8916527
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Patent number: 8883986
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Publication number: 20140315838
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating a recurring gastrointestinal (GI) infection of Clostridium difficile in a subject comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the compounds of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Youe-Kong Shue, Sherwood Gorbach, Pamela Sears
  • Patent number: 8859510
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Publication number: 20140296498
    Abstract: Methods, processes and materials for the production and recovery of Tiacumicins produced by culturing a microorganism belonging to the species Dactylosporangium aurantiacum subspecies hamdenensis having the ability to produce and accumulate one or more Tiacumicin in a nutrient medium comprising a carbon source, a nitrogen source, trace elements such as inorganic salts, and an adsorbent, wherein said nitrogen source comprises fish powder, and wherein said Tiacumicin is produced in a yield greater than about 50 mg/L broth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Youe-Kong Shue, Chi-Jen Frank Du, Ming-His Chiou, Mei-Chiao Wu, Yuan-Ting Chen, Franklin W. Okumu, Jonathan James Duffield
  • Patent number: 8728796
    Abstract: Methods, processes and materials for the production and recovery of Tiacumicins produced by culturing a microorganism belonging to the species Dactylosporangium aurantiacum subspecies hamdenensis having the ability to produce and accumulate one or more Tiacumicin in a nutrient medium comprising a carbon source, a nitrogen source, trace elements such as inorganic salts, and an adsorbent, wherein said nitrogen source comprises fish powder, and wherein said Tiacumicin is produced in a yield greater than about 50 mg/L broth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Youe-Kong Shue, Chi-Jen Frank Du, Ming-His Chiou, Mei-Chiao Wu, Yuan-Ting Chen, Franklin W. Okumu, Jonathan James Duffield
  • Publication number: 20130331347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating Clostridium difficile infection in a subject receiving antibiotic therapy for a different infection comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of the compounds described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Youe-Kong Shue, Sherwood Gorbach, Pamela Sears
  • Patent number: 8586551
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents called Tiacumicins, specifically, OPT-80 (which is composed almost entirely of the R-Tiacumicin B), pharmaceutical compositions comprising OPT-80, and methods using OPT-80. In particular, this compound is a potent drug for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically C. difficile infections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Youe-Kong Shue, Chan-Kou Hwang, Yu-Hung Chiu, Alex Romero, Farah Babakhani, Pamela Sears, Franklin Okumu
  • Publication number: 20130274175
    Abstract: This invention relates to the treatment or prevention of diseases associated with the use of antibiotics or cancer chemotherapies or antiviral therapies, such as colitis, pseudomembranous colitis, antibiotic associated diarrhea and infections due to C. difficile, C. perfringens, Staphylococcus species including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Enterococcus including vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) with Compound I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani, Franklin W. Okumu, Pamela Suzanne Sears, Starr Louise Miller-Shangle, Robert Brian Walsh
  • Publication number: 20130252914
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Publication number: 20130252913
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents called Tiacumicins, specifically, OPT-80 (which is composed almost entirely of the R-Tiacumicin B), pharmaceutical compositions comprising OPT-80, and methods using OPT-80. In particular, this compound is a potent drug for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically C. difficile infections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Youe-Kong Shue, Chan-Kou Hwang, Yu-Hung Chiu, Alex Romero, Farah Babakhani, Pamela Sears, Franklin Okumu
  • Publication number: 20130252912
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Patent number: 8518899
    Abstract: The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Chiu, Tessie Mary Che, Alex Romero, Yoshi Ichikawa, Youe-Kong Shue
  • Patent number: 8445654
    Abstract: The invention encompasses an active metabolite of the 18-membered macrocyclic antimicrobial agents, specifically, a metabolite of tiacumicin B and in certain embodiments, R-Tiacumicin B or and its related compounds. In particular, the invention encompasses a compound that acts as a potent antibiotic agent for the treatment of bacterial infections, specifically GI infections caused by toxin producing strains of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) and Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yoshi Ichikawa, Yu-Hung Chiu, Youe-Kong Shue, Farah Kondori Babakhani
  • Publication number: 20130123477
    Abstract: Methods, processes and materials for the production and recovery of Tiacumicins produced by culturing a microorganism belonging to the species Dactylosporangium aurantiacum subspecies hamdenensis having the ability to produce and accumulate one or more Tiacumicin in a nutrient medium comprising a carbon source, a nitrogen source, trace elements such as inorganic salts, and an adsorbent, wherein said nitrogen source comprises fish powder, and wherein said Tiacumicin is produced in a yield greater than about 50 mg/L broth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: OPTIMER PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Youe-Kong Shue, Chi-Jen Frank Du, Ming-His Chiou, Mei-Chiao Wu, Yuan-Ting Chen, Franklin W. Okumu, Jonathan James Duffield