| GENVEC, INC. Patent applications |
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| 20120123186 | THERAPEUTIC REGIMEN FOR TREATING CANCER - The invention provides a method for treating locally advanced resectable esophageal cancer in a human comprising (a) administering to the human a dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and (ii) an adenoviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a human TNF-α and operably linked to a promoter, wherein the dose comprises about 4×10 | 05-17-2012 |
| 20110274721 | HIV VACCINES BASED ON ENV OF MULTIPLE CLADES OF HIV - In one embodiment, the invention provides a multiclade HIV plasmid DNA or viral vector vaccine including components from different clades of Env (optionally Env chimeras) and Gag-Pol-(optionally)Nef from a singlr clade. The vaccine of the invention may further include V1, V2, V3, or V4 deletions or combinations thereof. In another embodiment, the invention provides multiclade HIV envelope immunogens. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110200636 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE BREADTH OF THE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO DIVERSE STRAINS AND CLADES OF HIV - The present disclosure provides compositions for eliciting an immune response, including a prophylactic immune response, against human immunodeficiency virus. The composition includes nucleic acid constructs encoding HIV antigenic polypeptides of multiple clades or strains. Methods for eliciting an immune response by administering the composition to a subject are also provided. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110123569 | VACCINE DIRECTED AGAINST ADENOVIRUS SEROTYPE 14 - The invention is directed to a live attenuated serotype 14 adenovirus, and a method of inducing an immune response against a serotype 14 adenovirus in a mammal using the live attenuated serotype 14 adenovirus. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110034752 | THERAPEUTIC REGIMEN FOR TREATING CANCER - The invention provides a method for treating cancer in a human comprising (a) administering to the human a dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and (ii) an adenoviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a human TNF-α and operably linked to a promoter, wherein the dose comprises about 4×10 | 02-10-2011 |
| 20100305199 | THERAPEUTIC REGIMEN FOR TREATING CANCER - The invention provides a method for treating cancer in a human comprising administering to the human a dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and (ii) an adenoviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding TNF-α operably linked to a promoter, wherein the dose comprises about 1×10 | 12-02-2010 |
| 20090286860 | Method of using adenoviral vectors to induce an immune response - The invention provides a method of inducing an immune response against a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a mammal. The method comprises administering to the mammal an adenoviral vector composition comprising one or more adenoviral vectors encoding two or more different HIV antigens, the production of which induces an immune response against HIV in the mammal. The invention also provides an adenoviral vector composition comprising four adenoviral vectors encoding an HIV clade A Env protein, an HIV clade B Env protein, an V clade C Env protein, and a fusion protein comprising an HIV clade B Gag protein and Pol protein, respectively. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090264509 | Adenoviral vector-based foot-and-mouth disease vaccine - The invention is directed to an adenoviral vector comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence encoding an | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090149381 | Methods of regulating angiogenesis through stabilization of PEDF - The invention provides methods of inhibiting angiogenesis within a tissue, promoting neuron protection within a tissue, and treating a disease in a mammal, wherein (a) a gene transfer vector encoding a protein of a serpin superfamily or a therapeutic fragment or variant thereof or (b) a protein of a serpin superfamily or a therapeutic fragment or variant thereof is administered with an inhibitor of matrix metalloprotease (MMP). Alternatively, the method comprises administration of (a) a protein of a serpin superfamily or therapeutic fragment or variant thereof or (b) a gene transfer vector encoding a protein of a serpin superfamily or a therapeutic fragment or variant thereof, wherein the protein or nucleic acid encoding the protein comprises at least one mutation which renders the protein of the serpin superfamily resistant to cleavage by an MMP. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090148477 | ADENOVIRAL VECTOR-BASED MALARIA VACCINES - The invention provides adenoviral vectors comprising an adenoviral genome comprising heterologous antigen-encoding nucleic acid sequences, such as | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090041759 | Materials and methods for treating ocular-related disorders - The invention is directed to a method of delivering a gene product to an animal. The method comprises administering an expression vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence operably linked to a promoter and encoding a gene product, and upregulating transcription of the nucleic acid sequence in the ocular cell. The expression vector can be an adenoviral vector. The invention further provides a method of prophylactically or therapeutically treating an animal for at least one ocular-related disorder. The method comprises contacting an ocular cell with an expression vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an inhibitor of angiogenesis and/or a neurotrophic agent. In one aspect, the method further comprises upregulating transcription of the nucleic acid sequence. Preferably, if 2×10 | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090018100 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OCULAR-RELATED DISORDERS - The present invention is directed to a method of prophylactically or therapeutically treating an animal for at least one ocular-related disorder, e.g., ocular neovascularization or age-related macular degeneration. The method comprises contacting an ocular cell with an expression vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an inhibitor of angiogenesis and the same or different nucleic acid sequence encoding a neurotrophic agent. The method also can comprise contacting an ocular cell with different expression vectors, each comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an inhibitor of angiogenesis and/or a nucleic acid sequence encoding a neurotrophic agent. In addition, the present invention provides a viral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) or a therapeutic fragment thereof. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20080248060 | ADENOVIRAL VECTOR-BASED MALARIA VACCINES - The invention provides a method of inducing an immune response against malaria in a mammal. The method comprises intramuscularly administering to a mammal a composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and either or both of (a) a first adenoviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080233650 | Method for propagating adenoviral vectors encoding inhibitory gene products - The invention provides a method of propagating an adenoviral vector. The method comprises (a) providing a cell comprising a cellular genome comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a tetracycline operon repressor protein (tetR), and (b) contacting the cell with an adenoviral vector comprising a heterologous nucleic acid sequence encoding a toxic protein. The heterologous nucleic acid sequence is operably linked to a promoter and one or more tetracycline operon operator sequences (tetO), and expression of the heterologous nucleic acid sequence is inhibited in the presence of tetR, such that the adenoviral vector is propagated. The invention also provides a system comprising the aforementioned cell and adenoviral vector. | 09-25-2008 |
