Gold Or Platinum Patents (Class 424/649)
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Publication number: 20130149296Abstract: The present disclosure relates to salts and compositions of isophosphoramide mustard and isophosphoramide mustard analogs. In one embodiment the salts can be represented by the formula I: (I) wherein A+ represents an ammonium species selected from the protonated (conjugate acid) or quaternary forms of aliphatic amines and aromatic amines, including basic amino acids, heterocyclic amines, substituted and unsubstituted pyridines, guanidines and amidines; and X and Y independently represent leaving groups. Also disclosed herein are methods for making such compounds and formulating pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Methods for administering the disclosed compounds to subjects, particularly to treat hyperproliferative disorders, also are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2012Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventor: Lee R. MORGAN
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Publication number: 20130149392Abstract: The present invention is a method for treating non-small cell lung cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a bis(thiohydrazideamide) compound of formula (I): wherein the variables are defined herein. Furthermore, pharmaceutical compositions, combination therapies, and uses thereof are also provided in the present application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Applicant: SYNTA PHARMACEUTICALS CORP.Inventors: Wei Guo, Vojo Vukovic
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Publication number: 20130142758Abstract: The present invention is directed to certain hydroxamate derivatives that are useful in the treatment of hepatitis C. These compounds are also inhibitors of histone deacetylase and are therefore useful in the treatment of diseases associated with histone deacetylase activity. Pharmaceutical compositions and processes for preparing these compounds are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2013Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: PHARMACYCLICS, INC.Inventor: PHARMACYCLICS, INC.
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Publication number: 20130142730Abstract: The present invention provides organic arsenicals. Many of these compounds have potent in vitro cytotoxic activity against numerous human tumor cell lines, both of solid and hematological origin, as well as against malignant blood cells from patients with leukemia.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2012Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: ZIOPHARM ONCOLOGY, INC.Inventor: ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130142887Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating cancer comprising inhibiting the activity of p300/CBP histone acetyltransferase (HAT). Also provided are p300/CBP HAT inhibitors for treating a subject having cancer. In addition, the present invention includes biomarkers for p300/CBP HAT inhibition, which are used to i) monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapy, and ii) identify anti-cancer agents for use in combination therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Rhoda Myra Alani, Philip A. Cole, Gai Yan, Erin M. Bowers
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Publication number: 20130136804Abstract: N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N?-(3-fluorophenyl)urea free base and crystallines form thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: May 30, 2013Applicant: AbbVie Inc.Inventor: AbbVie Inc.
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Publication number: 20130129841Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic combination comprising (a) a compound of formula (I) as set forth in the specification and (b) one or more antineoplastic agents selected from the group consisting of an alkylating or alkylating-like agent, an antimetabolite agent, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, a topoisomerase II inhibitor, an antimitotic agent and radiation wherein the active ingredients are present in each case in free form or in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or any hydrate thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: NERVIANO MEDICAL SCIENCES S.r.l.Inventors: Antonella Ciavolella, Alessia Montagnoli, Enrico Pesenti
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Publication number: 20130129840Abstract: A combination therapy is disclosed for treating cancer. The method comprises administering to a cancer patient a therapeutically effective amount of trans-[tetrachlorobis(1H-indazole)ruthenate(III)] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of one or more other anti-cancer agents as disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2013Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: Niiki Pharma Inc.Inventor: Niiki Pharma Inc.
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Publication number: 20130129618Abstract: The invention provides stabilized, biocompatible gold nanoparticles that are stabilized with material from epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCg), which is a polyphenols- or flavanoids-rich plant material that can be obtained from green tea. The EGCg is an an antioxidant reducing agent derived from green tea. The gold nanoparticles of the invention can be radioactive or non radioactive and are formed via a simple room temperature fabrication method. In preferred embodiment method of making, an aqueous solution containing gold salts is provided. The aqueous solution is mixed with EGCg in a buffer, such as deionized water. The gold salts react to form biocompatible gold nanoparticles that are stabilized with a coating of EGCg. The thermodynamically feasible redox couple of AuCl4-EGCg leading to the reduction of AuCl4- by EGCg to form gold nanoparticles. In another embodiment, pre-cooled gold salt and EGCg solutions form multi-layered EGCg coated particles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2012Publication date: May 23, 2013Applicant: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURIInventor: THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISS
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Publication number: 20130122113Abstract: The invention concerns an antitumoral combination comprising ombrabulin, a taxane derivative and a platinum derivative and its use in the treatment of advanced solid tumors.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: SANOFIInventor: SANOFI
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Publication number: 20130122112Abstract: Herein are provided derivatized hyperbranched polyglycerols (“dHPGs”). The dHPG comprises a core comprising a hyperbranched polyglycerol derivatized with C1C20 alkyl chains and a shell comprising at least one hydrophilic substituent bound to hydroxyl groups of the core, wherein the hyperbranched polyglycerol comprises from about 1 to about 200 moles of the at least one hydrophilic substituent. The dHPGs are for use as agents for the delivery of a drug or other biologically active moiety to the urinary tract, the digestive tract, the airways, the vaginal cavity and cervix and the peritoneal cavity to treat indications such as cancer, which may be useful in the treatment of or the manufacture of a medicament, in the preparation, of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer, as a pre-treatment or co-treatment to improve drug uptake in a tissue. Furthermore, there are provided methods of making dHPGs.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicants: Centre for Drug Research and Development, The University of British ColumbiaInventors: Helen M. Burt, Donald Brooks, Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, Richard Liggins, Dechi Guan, Lu Ye, Clement Mugabe, Alan So, Martin E. Gleave, John K. Jackson, Rajesh Kumar Kainthan
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Publication number: 20130122114Abstract: The current invention provides therapeutic methods which include inhibition of nuclear factor ?b pathway in a cell based on the discovery of an active fraction of a plant extract termed NUP or a composition which includes NUP. NUP is used in treating and managing different diseases such as cancer, inflammation, and virus infections.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Avi Golan, Jacob Gopas, Janet Ozer, Nadav Eisner, Adelbert Bacher, Wolfgang Eisenreich, Elena Ostrozhenkova-Wangemann, Hila Winer
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Publication number: 20130121986Abstract: The present invention concerns nitrogenated derivatives of narciclasine and pancratistatin of the following general formula (I) as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The present invention also concerns the use of these compounds in cancer therapy as well as a method for their preparation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Frederic MARION, Jean-Philippe ANNEREAU, Jacques FAHY
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Publication number: 20130122110Abstract: What is disclosed in the invention is a preparation method of a supercritical Cinnamomum subavenium extract, which is made from the material, the dried stem of C. subavenium. The extract is obtained by extracting C. subavenium which is pulverized as particles with supercritical carbon dioxide fluid. The C. subavenium extract or its active ingredient, subamolide A, can be used to inhibit the growth of human urothelial carcinoma cell lines. In addition, the C. subavenium extract (or subamolide A) is able to synergistically inhibit the growth of human urothelial carcinoma cell lines with cisplatin (CDDP) or gemcitabine (Gem). Therefore, the C. subavenium extract (or subamolide A) can be an anticancer drug alone, or forms a pharmaceutical composition with CDDP (or Gem) to treat with cancers in respect of urinary system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITYInventors: JIH-HENG LI, A-MEI HUANG, CHUNG-YI CHEN, PEI-JUNG LIEN, CHIUNG-HUI LIU
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Publication number: 20130121994Abstract: The present invention relates to triazolopyridine compounds of general formula (I) which are Monopolar Spindle 1 kinase (Mps-1 or TTK) inhibitors in which R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as given in the description and in the claims, to methods of preparing said compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds, to the use of said compounds for manufacturing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prophylaxis of proliferative diseases, as well as to intermediate compounds useful in the preparation of said compounds.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2010Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: BAYER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY GMBHInventors: Marcus Koppitz, Volker Schulze, Dirk Kosemund, Hartmut Schirok, Benjamin Bader, Philip Lienau, Tobias Marquardt, Christof Wegscheid-Gerlach, Gerhard Siemeister, Stefan Prechtl, Antje Margret Wengner, Ulf Bömer
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Publication number: 20130122111Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of Volasertib or a salt thereof or a hydrate thereof in combination with Cisplatin or Carboplatin or a salt thereof or a hydrate thereof for treating patients suffering from advanced and/or metastatic solid tumours.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBHInventors: Tillmann TAUBE, Gerd Michael MUNZERT, Dorothea RUDOLPH
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Publication number: 20130122063Abstract: A method of uncoupling mitochondria in a subject including administering nanotubes to the subject in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein the nanotubes are self-rectifying is provided. A method of decreasing reactive oxygen species and decreasing detrimental loading of Ca2+ into mitochondria is provided, including administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of nanotubes into the subject. A method of reducing weight, treating cancer, reducing the effects of traumatic brain injury, or reducing the effects of ageing, in a subject including administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of nanotubes into the subject is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: University of Kentucky Research FoundationInventor: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
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Publication number: 20130121963Abstract: This disclosure relates to novel N-phenyl-2-pyrimidineamines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This disclosure also provides compositions comprising a compound of this disclosure and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering protein-tyrosine kinase inhibitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: Concert Pharmaceuticals Inc.Inventors: Scott L. Harbeson, Julie F. Liu, Roger Tung
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Publication number: 20130121912Abstract: A novel network of tumorigenic prognostic factors is identified that plays a critical role in advanced pancreatic cancer (PC) pathogenesis. This interactome is interconnected through a central tumor suppressive microRNA, miR-198, which is able to both directly and indirectly modulate expression of the various members of this network to alter the molecular makeup of pancreatic tumors. When this tumor signature network is intact, miR-198 expression is reduced and patient survival is dismal; patients with higher miR-198 present an altered tumor signature network, better prognosis and increased survival. Further, MiR-198 replacement reverses tumorigenicity in vitro and in vivo. embodiment of the disclosure is a method of treating cancer in an individual, comprising the step of increasing the level of active microRNA-198 molecules in the pancreatic cancer tumor cells of the individual by an amount sufficient to cause an improvement in the pancreatic cancer in the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: May 16, 2013Applicant: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINEInventors: Qizhi Yao, Christian Marin-Muller, Changyi Chen
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Publication number: 20130115273Abstract: The present invention provides methods for delivery of therapeutic agents to a subject using multi-component liposomal systems. The methods include administration of a therapeutic liposome containing an active agent, followed by a administration of an attacking liposome that induces release of the agents from the therapeutic liposome.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: MALLINCKRODT LLCInventor: MALLINCKRODT LLC
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Publication number: 20130115313Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Publication number: 20130115210Abstract: The invention relates to the use of the Peptide of the formula Cyclo-(Arg-Gly-Asp-DPhe-NMe-Val) and/or the pharmaceutically acceptable dervatives, solvates and/or salts thereof, for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of breast cancer and/or bone metastases in humans, wherein the medicament is optionally to be used in combination with one or more cancer cotherapeutic agents, preferably selected from a) hormone modulating agents, b) osteoclast activity modulating agents, c) cancer chemotherapeutic agents, and/or d) radiotherapy, alone, concurrently or not in the dosage regime of the present invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: MERCK PATENT GMBHInventors: Anne Kerber, Tobias Baeuerle
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Publication number: 20130115310Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Publication number: 20130115314Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Publication number: 20130115312Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Publication number: 20130115311Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2012Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventor: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Publication number: 20130115309Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a method for inhibiting the growth and/or proliferation of a myc-driven tumor cell comprising the step of contacting the tumor cells with a CSNK1? inhibitor. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of treating a subject suffering from a tumor comprising myc-driven tumor cells, comprising administering to the subject an amount of a composition comprising a CSNK1? inhibitor effective to inhibit the growth and/or proliferation of the tumor cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2011Publication date: May 9, 2013Applicant: FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTERInventors: Carla Grandori, Masafumi Toyoshima
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Patent number: 8436044Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition or combination drug, which contains, as active ingredients, (a) a coordination compound composed of a block copolymer represented by the following formula I or formula II and cisplatin, and (b) gemcitabine hydrochloride. In the formulae I and II, R1, A, R2, R3, m and n are as defined in the description.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2009Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Nanocarrier Co., Ltd.Inventors: Mitsunori Harada, Iulian Bobe, Takashi Shimizu
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Patent number: 8435496Abstract: A method for providing nanoparticle clusters of controlled dimensions is described. The method involves an activation of individual nanoparticles and the subsequent interaction between activated particles to form a cluster.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2007Date of Patent: May 7, 2013Assignee: Dublin City UniversityInventors: Dermot Brougham, Swapankumar Ghosh
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Publication number: 20130108711Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating diseases of the lung in a mammal, including cancer of the lung, mesothelioma, emphysema, and bronchopleural fistula. The methods comprise delivering a biocompatible hydrogel polymer optionally comprising a therapeutic agent directly to a target site using a minimally invasive delivery device, wherein the biocompatible hydrogel polymer gels at the target site.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2011Publication date: May 2, 2013Applicant: MEDICUS BIOSCIENCES, LLCInventors: Syed H. Askari, George Horng
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Publication number: 20130101552Abstract: Methods and compositions for contributing to the treatment of cancers, especially ovarian tumors, are disclosed. The methods and compositions utilize an endothelin B agonist (ETB) to enhance the delivery and resulting efficacy of chemotherapeutic agent(s) (e.g., cisplatin and/or cyclophosphamide).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicants: Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The Board of Trustees of the University of IllinoisInventors: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130101680Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating pancreatic cancer in a subject in need thereof by administering an effective amount of a composition containing (A) tegafur and (B) gimeracil in conjunction with radiotherapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventor: Masakazu FUKUSHIMA
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Publication number: 20130101514Abstract: Activated fatty acids, pharmaceutical composition compositions including activated fatty acids, methods for using activated fatty acids to treat nephropathy, and methods for preparing activated fatty acids are provided herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Applicant: Complexa, Inc.Inventor: Complexa, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130101679Abstract: The invention provides a cancer chemotherapeutic agent which has fewer side effects and excellent efficacy. The cancer chemotherapeutic agent of the invention includes a cholestanol derivative represented by formula (1): (wherein G represents GlcNAc-Gal-, GlcNAc-Gal-Glc-, Fuc-Gal-, Gal-Glc-, Gal-, or GlcNAc-) or a cyclodextrin inclusion compound thereof, and an anti-cancer agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2012Publication date: April 25, 2013Inventors: Shin YAZAWA, Toyo Nishimura, Takayuki Asao
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Publication number: 20130095193Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Somhairle MacCormick, Pierre-Henri Storck, Joanne Pinder, Michael Edward O'Donnell, Ronald Marcellus Alphonsus Knegtel, Stephen Clinton Young, Philip Michael Reaper, Steven John Durrant, Heather Clare Twin, Christopher John Davis
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Publication number: 20130095170Abstract: Methods and systems for identifying and treating a patient suspected of having a tumor susceptible to growth inhibition by anti-progestins are provided. The degree of focal distribution of the progesterone receptor can be used to identify tumors susceptible to treatment with anti-progestin therapy.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2012Publication date: April 18, 2013Inventor: Erard Gilles
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Publication number: 20130089625Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; solid forms of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I-1: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Additionally, the compounds of this invention have formula II: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Pierre-Henri Storck, John Studley, Francoise Yvonne Theodora Marie Pierard, Steven John Durrant, Benjamin Joseph Littler, Paul Angell, Robert Michael Hughes, David Andrew Siesel, Armando Urbina, Carl Zwicker, Nicholas LoConte, Timothy Barder
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Publication number: 20130089627Abstract: This invention provides a method for treating a cancer caused by cancer stem cells in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of Antrodia camphorata extracts. The invention also provides a method for treating a cancer caused by cancer stem cells in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of 4-acetyl-antroquinonol B.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: NEW BELLUS ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.Inventor: NEW BELLUS ENTERPRISES CO., LTD.
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Publication number: 20130089624Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors. The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. Additionally, the present invention also relates to novel processes for the production of various morpoholine based intermediates.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventors: Jean-Damien Charrier, Stephen Clinton Young, Christopher John Davis, John Studley
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Publication number: 20130089597Abstract: The present invention provides a method of improving a therapeutic response to a cancer treatment, in a subject, the method comprising administering an effective amount of an agent that enhances the expression of microRNA-130 or an agent that mimics the effects of microRNA-130. Further provided is a method of treating a cancer in a subject in need of such treatment comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a microRNA-130 or an agent that enhances the expression of microRNA-130.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Inventors: Preethi H. Gunaratne, Ashley L. Benham, Matthew L. Anderson
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Publication number: 20130089626Abstract: This invention relates to methods and compositions for treating pancreatic cancer. More specifically, this invention relates to treating pancreatic cancer with certain ATR inhibitors in combination with gemcitabine and/or radiation therapy. This invention also relates to methods and compositions for treating non-small cell lung cancer. More specifically, this invention relates to treating non-small cell lung cancer with an ATR inhibitor in combination with cisplatin or carboplatin, etoposide, and ionizing radiation.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2012Publication date: April 11, 2013Applicant: VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATEDInventors: John Robert Pollard, Philip Michael Reaper
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Publication number: 20130084345Abstract: The invention provides combination therapy, wherein one or more other therapeutic agents are administered with indibulin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and the combination is synergistic. Another aspect of the invention relates to the treatment of cancer with indibulin as a single agent. Another aspect of the invention relates to dosing regimen for administration of oral dosage forms of indibulin.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: ZIOPHARM ONCOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Ziopharm Oncology, Inc.
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Publication number: 20130084319Abstract: Novel antimicrobial compositions and coatings are disclosed. The antimicrobial compositions consist of mixtures of taurolidine and protamine, including protamine salts. The antimicrobial compositions are particularly useful in coatings for implantable medical devices. The antimicrobial compositions are effective against a broad spectrum of microbes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: April 4, 2013Inventors: Joerg Priewe, Xintian Ming
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Publication number: 20130084242Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for treating neoplasias in an animal or human comprised of a carrier and therapeutically effective amounts of at least one chemotherapeutic agent along with the biotherapeutic endogenous pentapeptide Met-enkephalin, referred to as opioid growth factor. Also provided are methods of treating neoplasias in an animal or human in need of such treatment, comprising the administration to the animal or human therapeutically effective amounts of a pharmaceutical composition comprised of a carrier and therapeutically effective amounts of at least one neoplasia-treating agent, such as a chemotherapeutic agent or radiation, along with opioid growth factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventor: The Penn State Research Foundation
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Patent number: 8410175Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an enhancing agent for effect of anticancer agent for achieving an excellent therapeutic effect on cancer. The enhancing agent for effect of anticancer agent according to the present invention which is a solving means therefor is characterized in that a nitric oxide donor is an effective ingredient. In accordance with the present invention, an excellent therapeutic effect is able to be achieved on non-small cell lung cancer which is still in such a state that no effective therapeutic method has been established yet for a progressive cancer which is not operable and is one of cancers where chemotherapy is most difficult to apply.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2008Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Nippon Kayaku Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroyasu Yasuda, Mutsuo Yamaya, Katsutoshi Nakayama, Hidetada Sasaki
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Patent number: 8410082Abstract: This invention relates to novel diaryl urea compounds, their derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering an inhibitor of multiple kinases.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2010Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Inventors: Julie F. Liu, Roger D. Tung, Scott L. Harbeson
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Publication number: 20130078288Abstract: A method and composition for administering a therapeutic composition to a lesion comprising about 20% to about 50% ethanol and other novel therapeutic agents.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Inventor: Chun Ho Yu
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Publication number: 20130078319Abstract: Among other things, the present disclosure provides a method including the steps of: obtaining a uterine sample; and detecting and/or characterizing in the uterine sample an ovarian cancer biomarker (e.g., CA125).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2012Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterInventor: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Publication number: 20130071323Abstract: The invention provides methods that relate to a novel therapeutic strategy for the treatment of hematological malignancies and inflammatory diseases. In particular, the method comprises administering a compound of formula A, wherein R is H, halo, or C1-C6 alkyl; R? is C1-C6 alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; and administering at least one additional therapeutic agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2012Publication date: March 21, 2013Applicant: Gilead Calistoga LLCInventors: W. Michael Gallatin, Roger G. Ulrich, Neill A. Giese, Brian Lannutti, Langdon Miller, Thomas M. Jahn
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Publication number: 20130064902Abstract: Stable monomeric phosphaplatins, namely, (pyrophosphato)platinum(II) or platinum(IV) complexes containing a cis-cyclohexanediamine ligand or enantiomerically enriched or enantiopure trans-cyclohexanediamine ligands, and synthesis of these complexes, are provided. Efficacies and toxicities of the phosphaplatin compounds are determined toward a variety of cancers, including sensitive and resistant ovarian cancers, head and neck, and colon cancers. Compositions comprising the platinum complexes, and methods for treatment of proliferative diseases or disorders by means of the complexes or the compositions comprising them are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: OHIO UNIVERSITYInventor: Rathindra N. Bose