Patents by Inventor Zonghai Li

Zonghai Li 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).

  • Publication number: 20240131065
    Abstract: An engineered immune cell for immunotherapy, which has a relatively high persistence and/or survival rate of transplantation in a host organism, and a preparation method therefor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Zhimin SHI
  • Publication number: 20230310600
    Abstract: Provided are a method for engineering T-cells or pluripotent stem cells, as well as engineered T-cells and pluripotent stem cells. The method specifically comprises: engineering the T cells or pluripotent stem cells to obtain engineered T cell or engineered pluripotent stem cells with reduced expression, activity, and/or signaling of NKG2A. The obtained engineered T cell and a composition containing the engineered T cell can be used to treat diseases, such as cancer (tumor) and autoimmune diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Zhaohui LIAO
  • Publication number: 20230272341
    Abstract: Provided is an immune effector cell targeting FAP and another tumor-associated antigen, which can improve a tumor microenvironment, kill tumor cells, and can be used to treat tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Ruixin SUN
  • Publication number: 20230158071
    Abstract: Provided is a method for tumor treatment, comprising administering immune effector cells and a PARP inhibitor to an individual suffering from a tumor, the immune effector cell expresses a receptor for identifying a tumor antigen. Further provided is a kit for tumor treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: May 25, 2023
    Applicant: CRAGE medical Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Ruixin SUN
  • Publication number: 20230148586
    Abstract: The present application relates to the field of cell biology. The present application provides a cryopreservation medium for cryogenic storage of a biological sample, particularly a cryopreservation medium for cryogenic storage of cells in an apheresis sample.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Huamao WANG, Huiping GAO
  • Publication number: 20230143947
    Abstract: Provided is a genetically engineered immune effector cell, wherein the immune effector cell expresses a receptor specifically recognizing a target antigen and IL7, and the IL-7 is inducibly expressed and regulated by the receptor. Further provided are a nucleic acid molecule expressing the receptor and IL7 in the immune effector cell and a method for preparing the immune effector cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Hua JIANG
  • Patent number: 11596653
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating a subject exhibiting a solid tumor that expresses Glypican-3 (GPC3). The methods typically utilize g GPC3 chimeric antigen receptor immunoresponsive cells to a subject in need thereof to effect killing of tumor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai Li, Huiping Gao, Peng Wang, Hua Jiang, Huamao Wang
  • Publication number: 20230061005
    Abstract: Provided is an antibody or antigen binding fragment, capable of recognizing an antigen peptide comprising SEQ ID NO: 7 (KNKKIYDGG); or recognizing an epitope comprising SEQ ID NO: 7 in Claudin 18.2; preferably recognizing a peptide comprising SEQ ID NO: 6 (KNKKIYDGGART); or recognizing an epitope comprising the SEQ ID NO: 6 in the Claudin 18.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Peng WANG, Zhen LIU, Huamao WANG
  • Publication number: 20220356447
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cell resistant to transplantation immune rejection. The cell expresses a first protein recognizing one or more immune effector cells of a host; preferably the cell has the function of inhibiting or killing the immune effector cells of the host. The present invention also relates to a method for preventing or regulating transplantation immune rejection, and a method for preventing or regulating the attack of NK cells on exogenous cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Applicant: CRAGE medical Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Zhaohui LIAO
  • Publication number: 20220325241
    Abstract: Provided are an immune effector cell for co-expressing a chemokine receptor, a pharmaceutical composition, a kit, and a method for treating a tumor. The immune effector cell comprises a receptor that specifically recognizes claudin 18.2 and a protein that recognizes SDF-1. Further provided are an expression construct, an expression vector, and a virus. The expression construct comprises an expression of a receptor that binds to a tumor-associated antigen and an expression of the protein that recognizes SDF-1, which are connected in sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicant: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Ruixin SUN
  • Patent number: 11447570
    Abstract: A binding unit that specifically binds to fibroblast activation protein ? (FAP?), a polynucleotide that encodes the binding unit, a vector that comprises the polynucleotide and a host cell, a method for use in producing the antigen-binding unit and a method for treating a disease by using the FAP?-specific binding unit; the binding unit that specifically binds to FAP? may efficiently bind to tumor cells that express FAP?, and immune effector cells comprising the binding unit exhibit significant killing capabilities against tumor cells that express FAP.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: CRAGE MEDICAL CO., LIMITED
    Inventors: Zonghai Li, Peng Wang
  • Patent number: 11427633
    Abstract: Disclosed are an anti-CD19 humanized antibody prepared from a murine monoclonal antibody, a chimeric antigen receptor containing the humanized antibody, and an immune cell expressing the humanized antibody. Not only does the humanized antibody of the present invention not produce an anti-antibody response (AAR) and a human anti-mouse antibody response (HAMA), but same also has better affinity than a murine antibody, and has excellent activity and safety, thereby providing a new means for treating CD19-expressing tumors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: CRAGE medical Co., Limited
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Huiping Gao, Zhimin Shi, Zonghai Li
  • Patent number: 11419895
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating a subject exhibiting a cell that expresses Wilms tumor protein 1 (WT1). The methods typically utilize anti-WT1 antigen binding units or chimeric antigen receptor immunoresponsive cells to a subject in need thereof to effect killing of tumor cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: CRAGE medical Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zonghai Li, Peng Wang, Hua Jiang
  • Publication number: 20220185880
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention is an antibody for anti-claudin 18A2 and an immune effector cell targeting claudin 18A2. Also provided are methods for inducing cell death and treating tumours.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Peng WANG, Hua JIANG, Linlin YANG, Zhimin SHI, Huamao WANG, Zonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220152101
    Abstract: Disclosed is a tumor treatment method, wherein immune effector cells and Gemcitabine are administered to an individual with tumor, and the immune effector cells express receptors having a tumor-specific antigen. Also disclosed is a tumor treatment kit, wherein the kit comprises 1) immune effector cells expressing receptors that recognize tumor antigens; 2) Gemcitabine; 3) a container for containing the substances of 1) and 2) described above; and 4) drug administration instructions for using the kit to treat a tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicants: CARSGEN THERAPEUTICS CO., LTD., SHANGHAI CANCER INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Xiuqi WU
  • Publication number: 20220127570
    Abstract: A geneticall engineered cell. The cell expresses an exogenous receptor binding to an antigen, and expresses increased RUNX3 or exogenous RUNX3. Also provided are a use of the cell and a method for treating tumors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Hua JIANG, Huamao WANG, Zonghai LI
  • Publication number: 20220127372
    Abstract: Disclosed is a T cell receptor (TCR) fusion protein (TFP). The fusion protein comprises a TCR subunit (or referred to as a TCR unit) and an antigen recognition unit that recognizes an antigen. The antigen is GPC3 or claudin 18.2. Also disclosed is a T cell containing the fusion protein, a pharmaceutical composition and an application method of using the fusion protein or the T cell to treat diseases such as cancer. The use of TFP or T cells not only inhibits the growth of tumor cells, but also releases fewer cytokines, thereby effectively reducing the possibility of cytokine storms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2020
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Hua JIANG, Peng WANG
  • Publication number: 20220110973
    Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a composition of immune effector cells and a treatment kit including the composition of immune effector cells, wherein the composition of immune effector cells comprises an initial dose of immune effector cells and a subsequent dose of immune effector cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Huamao WANG, Min ZHOU
  • Patent number: 11299525
    Abstract: Provided is a chimeric antigen receptor-modified immune effector cell carrying a procedural death ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking agent. Also provided is a method for secreting and expressing a PD-L1 blocking agent using the immune effector cell as a carrier to improve the anti-tumour effect of the chimeric antigen receptor-modified immune effector cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CRAGE Medical Co., Limited
    Inventors: Zonghai Li, Zeyan Pan, Zhimin Shi, Bo Song, Peng Wang
  • Publication number: 20220096544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemokine expressing cell. Said cell expresses an exogenous IL-21R binding protein or an exogenous IL-21 and an exogenous chemokine. Further provided is a cell expressing an exogenous receptor, an exogenous IL-21R binding protein or an exogenous IL-21 and an exogenous chemokine. The cell involved is not only effective in solid tumor cells in vitro, but also has an excellent killing effect on solid tumor cells in vivo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Zonghai LI, Hong LUO, Hua JIANG, Huamao WANG