Claims for Patent: 8,414,885

Summary for Patent: 8,414,885

Title:	Methods and compositions for treating cancer
Abstract:	The invention relates to a method of treating cancer, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a HSV-2 virus, wherein the virus lacks protein kinase activity of ICP10. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising HSV-2 virus, wherein the virus lacks protein kinase activity of ICP10.
Inventor(s):	Aurelian; Laure (Baltimore, MD), Colunga; Aric (Baltimore, MD), Laing; Jennifer (Baltimore, MD)
Assignee:	University of Maryland, Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
Application Number:	12/853,073
Patent Claims:	1. A method of treating melanoma, comprising selecting a subject with melanoma and administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a non-fusogenic HSV-2 virus, wherein the non-fusogenic HSV-2 virus lacks protein kinase activity of ICP10 and has a mutation in the ICP10 kinase catalytic domain but retains the transmembrane domain of IPC10. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the lack of protein kinase activity of ICP10 is the result of a mutation selected from the group consisting of a deletion, an insertion and a point mutation. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the HSV-2 virus has a deletion in the ICP10 kinase catalytic domain. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the HSV-2 virus is delta-PK, wherein the delta-PK virus lacks amino acids 106-445 of ICP10. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising co-administering another anti-cancer agent to the subject. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the anti-cancer agent is selected from the group consisting of Abraxane, Aldara, Alimta, Aprepitant, Arimidex, Aromasin, Arranon, Arsenic Trioxide, Avastin, Bevacizumab, Bexarotene, Bortezomib, Cetuximab, Clofarabine, Clofarex, Clolar, Dacogen, Dasatinib, Ellence, Eloxatin, Emend, Erlotinib, Faslodex, Femara, Fulvestrant, Gefitinib, Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin, Gemzar, Gleevec, Herceptin, Hycamtin, Imatinib Mesylate, Iressa, Kepivance, Lenalidomide, Levulan, Methazolastone, Mylosar, Mylotarg, Nanoparticle Paclitaxel, Nelarabine, Nexavar, Nolvadex, Oncaspar, Oxaliplatin, Paclitaxel, Paclitaxel Albumin-stabilized Nanoparticle Formulation, Palifermin, Panitumumab, Pegaspargase, Pemetrexed Disodium, Platinol-AQ, Platinol, Revlimid, Rituxan, Sclerosol Intrapleural Aerosol, Sorafenib Tosylate, Sprycel, Sunitinib Malate, Sutent, Synovir, Tamoxifen, Tarceva, Targretin, Taxol, Taxotere, Temodar, Temozolomide, Thalomid, Thalidomide, Topotecan Hydrochloride, Trastuzumab, Trisenox, Vectibix, Velcade, Vidaza, Vorinostat, Xeloda, Zoledronic Acid, Zolinza, Zometa, doxorubicin, adriamycin, bleomycin, daunorubicin, dactinomycin, epirubicin, idarubicin, mitoxantrone, valrubicin, hydroxyurea, mitomycin, fluorouracil, 5-FU, methotrexate, floxuridine, interferon alpha-2b, glutamic acid, plicamycin, 6-thioguanine, aminopterin, pemetrexed, raltitrexed, cladribine, clofarabine, fludarabine, mercaptopurine, pentostatin, capecitabine, cytarabine, carmustine, BCNU, lomustine, CCNU, cytosine arabinoside, cyclophosphamide, estramustine, hydroxyurea, procarbazine, mitomycin, busulfan, medroxyprogesterone, estramustine phosphate sodium, ethinyl estradiol, estradiol, megestrol acetate, methyltestosterone, diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, chlorotrianisene, testolactone, mephalen, mechlorethamine, chlorambucil, chlormethine, ifosfamide, bethamethasone sodium phosphate, dicarbazine, asparaginase, mitotane, vincristine, vinblastine, etoposide, teniposide, Topotecan, IFN-gamma, irinotecan, campto, irinotecan analogs, carmustine, fotemustine, lomustine, streptozocin, carboplatin, oxaliplatin, BBR3464, busulfan, dacarbazine, mechlorethamine, procarbazine, thioTEPA, uramustine, vindesine, vinorelbine, alemtuzumab, tositumomab, methyl aminolevulinate, porfimer, verteporfin, lapatinib, nilotinib, vandetanib, ZD6474, alitretinoin, altretamine, amsacrine, anagrelide, denileukin diftitox, estramustine, hydroxycarbamide, masoprocol, mitotane, and tretinoin. 7. The method of claim 1, further comprising administering a chemotherapeutic agent. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of thiotepa, busulfan, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, cytarabine, bleomycin, cisplatin, doxorubicin, melphalan, mercaptopurine, vinblastine, paclitaxel and retinoic acid. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the effective amount is from 1.times.10.sup.4 to 4.times.10.sup.12 PFU of virus per kilogram of body weight of the subject. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the melanoma is malignant. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the expression of mutant ICP10 is driven by the ICP10 promoter. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the non-fusogenic HSV-2 virus has no additional genetic defects.

Details for Patent 8,414,885

Applicant	Tradename	Biologic Ingredient	Dosage Form	BLA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Expiredate
Recordati Rare Diseases, Inc.	ELSPAR	asparaginase	For Injection	101063	01/10/1978		2029-08-07
Servier Pharmaceuticals Llc	ONCASPAR	pegaspargase	Injection	103411	02/01/1994		2029-08-07
Genentech, Inc.	RITUXAN	rituximab	Injection	103705	11/26/1997		2029-08-07