{"title":"Patent highlights April-May 2020.","authors":"Hermann Am Mucke","doi":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0018","DOIUrl":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A snapshot of noteworthy recent developments in the patent literature of relevance to pharmaceutical and medical research and development.</p>","PeriodicalId":20011,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutical patent analyst","volume":"9 5","pages":"139-146"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38502607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three drugs facing key patent expirations and potential generic entry from September to October 2020.","authors":"Yali Friedman","doi":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4155/ppa-2020-0029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20011,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutical patent analyst","volume":"9 5","pages":"147-148"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4155/ppa-2020-0029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38620386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bispecific anti-PD-1/CTLA-4 antibody for advanced solid tumors.","authors":"Martin Perez-Santos","doi":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4155/ppa-2020-0017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>PD-1 and CTLA-4 are checkpoint inhibitors of the immune response in cancer, making them the target molecules for the development of therapeutic antibodies. US2019161548 patent describes a bispecific antibody capable of specifically binding to PD-1 and CTLA-4 that induced the proliferation and activation of CD8<sup>+</sup> cells, as well as the expression of induclble co-stimulator in CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells. Clinical trials to evaluate safety, dose-limiting toxicities and maximum tolerated/administered dose are still in the patient recruitment phase, but it will be of great interest to the scientific and medical community to know if the first bispecific anti-PD-1/CLTA-4 antibody, exceeds expectations and exceeds action of the combination of nivolumab and epilimumab in the treatment of cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":20011,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutical patent analyst","volume":"9 5","pages":"149-154"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38405228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two drugs facing key patent expirations and potential generic entry from July to August 2020.","authors":"Yali Friedman","doi":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4155/ppa-2020-0021","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A challenge in anticipating generic entry is elucidating which patents and regulatory protections constrain generic entry.</p>","PeriodicalId":20011,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutical patent analyst","volume":"9 4","pages":"137-138"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4155/ppa-2020-0021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38279695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patent highlights February-March 2020.","authors":"Hermann Am Mucke","doi":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0010","DOIUrl":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A snapshot of noteworthy recent developments in the patent literature of relevance to pharmaceutical and medical research and development.</p>","PeriodicalId":20011,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutical patent analyst","volume":"9 4","pages":"129-136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38279696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Patents in chemotherapy: nanoparticles as drug-delivery vehicles.","authors":"Absar Talat, Asad U Khan","doi":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4155/ppa-2020-0014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The high statistics of cancer cases and mortalities throughout the world signify the urgent need for an advanced technology to target tumor cells. Nanotechnology has emerged as one such revolutionary platform to specifically target cancerous tissues and to enhance the efficacy for various anticancer drugs. This report is a snapshot of the patents in chemotherapy from January 2010 to May 2020 involving nanoparticles, novel methods developed for their synthesis and their impact as efficient drug-delivery vehicles.</p>","PeriodicalId":20011,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutical patent analyst","volume":"9 4","pages":"117-119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4155/ppa-2020-0014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38279692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pasquale Linciano, Giacomo Rossino, Roberta Listro, Daniela Rossi, Simona Collina
{"title":"Sigma-1 receptor antagonists: promising players in fighting neuropathic pain.","authors":"Pasquale Linciano, Giacomo Rossino, Roberta Listro, Daniela Rossi, Simona Collina","doi":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0007","DOIUrl":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sigma-1 receptors (S1Rs) are strongly correlated to neuropathic pain (NP), since their inactivation may decrease allodynia or dysesthesia, promoting analgesic effects. In the recent patent landscape, S1R antagonists endowed with nanomolar S1Rs affinity emerged as potent antinociceptive agents. So far, three patented compounds have been proposed for counteracting NP. Particularly <b>PV-752</b> and <b>AV1066</b>, disclosed by the University of Pavia (Italy) and Anavex, respectively, showed good analgesic activity in preclinical studies. Moreover, <b>E-52862</b> developed by Esteve (Spain) has been proved to be effective, both in preclinical and Phase II clinical trials, against several symptoms of NP. These patents ascertain S1R antagonists as potential drugs, alone or in combination with other analgesic drugs, for managing NP in humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":20011,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutical patent analyst","volume":"9 3","pages":"77-85"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4155/ppa-2020-0007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38047588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small-molecule inhibitors of α-synuclein for the treatment of Parkinson's disease: a patent landscape.","authors":"Jacques Joubert","doi":"10.4155/ppa-2020-0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4155/ppa-2020-0008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20011,"journal":{"name":"Pharmaceutical patent analyst","volume":"9 3","pages":"63-65"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2020-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4155/ppa-2020-0008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38102012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}