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ADDRESSES: Licensing information and
copies of the U.S. patent applications
listed below may be obtained by writing
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Novel Inhibitors of Interleukin-6 for
Kaposi Sarcoma Therapy
Description of Invention: The cancer
therapy market is forecast to reach $40.9
billion by 2012. With
immunosuppressant drugs set for
phenomenal growth over the next six
years, revenues could reach $26.2
billion by 2014. One market for which
there is a significant need for new
therapies is cancers induced by Kaposi
Sarcoma-associated Herpesvirus
(KSHV).
Researchers at the National Cancer
Institute have identified novel nucleic
acid sequences that act through a
unique mechanism to inhibit the
expression of interleukin-6 that occurs
in cancerous cells transformed by KSHV
infection and which promotes cancer
cell proliferation. The researchers have
also identified a key protein involved in
the mechanism which could be
inhibited using antibodies.
These inhibitors are likely to be
accepted in the marketplace because
their unique specificity in mechanism of
action gives them a distinct advantage
over the mechanisms of other existing
therapies.
Applications:
• Therapies for KSHV-induced
cancers (Kaposi sarcoma (KS), primary
effusion lymphoma (PEL)) and
multicentric Castleman disease (MCD).
• Therapies for KSHV infection.
• Therapies for interleukin-6
associated inflammatory diseases.
• Immunosuppression of
interleukin-6.
Advantages:
• Utilizes available small-molecule
and antibody technologies.
• Targets a key pathway in
interleukin-6 production.
• Specificity of mechanism of action
may reduce/limit potential side-effects.
Development Status: Pre-clinical.
Inventors: Zhi-Ming Zheng and JeongGu Kang (NCI).
Relevant Publication: JG Kang et al.
KSHV infection induces IL6 expression
by interrupting microRNA-mediated
translational repression. Submitted.
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Patent Status: U.S. Provisional
Application No. 61/241,678 filed 11 Sep
2009 (HHS Reference No. E–296–2009/
0–US–01).
Licensing Status: Available for
licensing.
Licensing Contact: Patrick P. McCue,
Ph.D.; 301–435–5560;
mccuepat@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The NCI Center for Cancer Research,
HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch, is
seeking statements of capability or
interest from parties interested in
collaborative research to further
develop, evaluate, or commercialize this
technology. Please contact John D.
Hewes, Ph.D. at 301–435–3121 or
hewesj@mail.nih.gov for more
information.
Prediction of Immune Response
Outcomes to Keyhole Limpet
Hemocyanin (KLH) Treatment
Description of Invention: Keyhole
limpet hemocyanin (KLH) is a large,
heterogeneous glycosylated protein that
is being tested as an immunotherapeutic
agent to treat bladder cancer. KLH is
approved for use in parts of Europe and
Asia and is in late stage clinical trials in
the U.S. KLH immunotherapy however
only produces a clinical response in
approximately 40–50% of patients, and
currently there is no good method to
select the subset of patients that will
respond best to this treatment. This
invention revealed that levels of certain
serum antibodies can be used as
biomarkers to predict the magnitude of
the antibody response to the
glycoprotein KLH. The best correlations
are obtained by using a combination of
markers. Since the size of the antibody
response correlates with the clinical
response, the invention provides a
method to select the subset of patients
that may benefit most from this form of
treatment.
Applications and Market:
• It is estimated that 70,980 men and
women will be diagnosed with and
14,330 men and women will die of
cancer of the urinary bladder in 2009;
• Biomarkers for immune response
outcomes to keyhole limpet hemocyanin
(KLH);
• Patient selection based on
prediction of response.
Development Status: Pre-clinical stage
of development.
Inventors: Jeffrey C. Gildersleeve and
Oyindasola Oyelaran (NCI).
Publications: Manuscript accepted,
Proteomics—Clinical Applications.
Patent Status: U.S. Provisional
Application No. 61/243,849 filed 18 Sep
2009, (HHS Reference No. E–295–2009/
0–US–01).
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Licensing Status: Available for
licensing.
Licensing Contact: Betty B. Tong,
Ph.D.; 301–594–6565;
tongb@mail.nih.gov.
Collaborative Research Opportunity:
The NCI Center for Cancer Research,
Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, is
seeking statements of capability or
interest from parties interested in
collaborative research to further
develop, evaluate, or commercialize a
set of serum antibody-based biomarkers
for personalized cancer immunotherapy
using keyhole limpet hemocyanin
(KLH). Please contact John D. Hewes,
Ph.D. at 301–435–3121 or
hewesj@mail.nih.gov for more
information.
Dated: October 26, 2009.
Richard U. Rodriguez,
Director, Division of Technology Development
and Transfer, Office of Technology Transfer,
National Institutes of Health.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2009–N–0664]
Gastroenterology and Urology Devices
Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory
Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces a forthcoming
meeting of a public advisory committee
of the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). The meeting will be open to the
public.
Name of Committee: Gastroenterology
and Urology Devices Panel of the
Medical Devices Advisory Committee.
General Function of the Committee:
To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on
FDA’s regulatory issues.
Date and Time: The meeting will be
held on December 11, 2009, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn, Ballroom, Two
Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg,
MD.
Contact Person: Megan M. Mickal,
Center for Devices and Radiological
Health, Food and Drug Administration,
10903 New Hampshire Ave., Silver
Spring, MD, 20993, 301–796–5590, or
FDA Advisory Committee Information
Line, 1–800–741–8138 (301–443–0572
in the Washington, DC area), code
3014512523. Please call the Information
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Line for up-to-date information on this
meeting. A notice in the Federal
Register about last minute modifications
that impact a previously announced
advisory committee meeting cannot
always be published quickly enough to
provide timely notice. Therefore, you
should always check the agency’s Web
site and call the appropriate advisory
committee hot line/phone line to learn
about possible modifications before
coming to the meeting.
Agenda: On December 11, 2009, the
committee will discuss and make
recommendations on the study designs
and endpoints of clinical investigations
intended to support approval or
clearance of devices indicated for the
primary treatment of localized prostate
cancer.
FDA intends to make background
material available to the public no later
than 2 business days before the meeting.
If FDA is unable to post the background
material on its Web site prior to the
meeting, the background material will
be made publicly available at the
location of the advisory committee
meeting, and the background material
will be posted on FDA’s Web site after
the meeting. Background material is
available at https://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/
default.htm. Scroll down to the
appropriate advisory committee link.
Procedure: Interested persons may
present data, information, or views,
orally or in writing, on issues pending
before the committee. Written
submissions may be made to the contact
person on or before December 1, 2009.
Oral presentations from the public will
be scheduled between approximately 1
p.m. and 2 p.m. Those desiring to make
formal oral presentations should notify
the contact person and submit a brief
statement of the general nature of the
evidence or arguments they wish to
present, the names and addresses of
proposed participants, and an
indication of the approximate time
requested to make their presentation on
or before November 23, 2009. Time
allotted for each presentation may be
limited. If the number of registrants
requesting to speak is greater than can
be reasonably accommodated during the
scheduled open public hearing session,
FDA may conduct a lottery to determine
the speakers for the scheduled open
public hearing session. The contact
person will notify interested persons
regarding their request to speak by
November 24, 2009.
Persons attending FDA’s advisory
committee meetings are advised that the
agency is not responsible for providing
access to electrical outlets.
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FDA welcomes the attendance of the
public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact AnnMarie
Williams, Conference Management
Staff, 301–796–5966, at least 7 days in
advance of the meeting.
FDA is committed to the orderly
conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at
https://www.fda.gov/Advisory
Committees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/
ucm111462.htm for procedures on
public conduct during advisory
committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2).
Dated: October 27, 2009.
David Horowitz,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA–2009–N–0664]
Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices Panel of
the Medical Devices Advisory
Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
This notice announces a forthcoming
meeting of a public advisory committee
of the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). The meeting will be open to the
public.
Name of Committee: Ear, Nose, and
Throat Devices Panel of the Medical
Devices Advisory Committee.
General Function of the Committee:
To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on
FDA’s regulatory issues.
Date and Time: The meeting will be
held on December 18, 2009, from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn, Ballroom, Two
Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg,
MD.
Contact Person: James K. Kane, Center
for Devices and Radiological Health,
Food and Drug Administration, 10903
New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD
20993, 301–796–6477, or FDA Advisory
Committee Information Line, 1–800–
741–8138 (301–443–0572 in the
Washington, DC area), code
PO 00000
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56651
3014512522. Please call the Information
Line for up-to-date information on this
meeting. A notice in the Federal
Register about last minute modifications
that impact a previously announced
advisory committee meeting cannot
always be published quickly enough to
provide timely notice. Therefore, you
should always check the agency’s Web
site and call the appropriate advisory
committee hot line/phone line to learn
about possible modifications before
coming to the meeting.
Agenda: On December 18, 2009, the
committee will discuss, make
recommendations, and vote on a
premarket approval application,
sponsored by Envoy Medical
Corporation, for the Esteem Totally
Implantable Hearing System. The
ESTEEM is a totally implantable hearing
device that is implanted in the middle
ear to help hearing in patients suffering
from mild to severe hearing loss that is
sensorineural in origin. The Esteem
System consists of three implantable
components (Sound Processor, Sensor,
and Driver), two external programmers
(Esteem Programmer and Personal
Programmer), an external Intraoperative
System Analyzer (ISA) and accessories.
The intended use of the ESTEEM is to
alleviate hearing loss in adults by
replicating the ossicular chain and
providing additional gain.
FDA intends to make background
material available to the public no later
than 2 business days before the meeting.
If FDA is unable to post the background
material on its Web site prior to the
meeting, the background material will
be made publicly available at the
location of the advisory committee
meeting, and the background material
will be posted on FDA’s Web site after
the meeting. Background material is
available at https://www.fda.gov/
AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/
default.htm. Scroll down to the
appropriate advisory committee link.
Procedure: Interested persons may
present data, information, or views,
orally or in writing, on issues pending
before the committee. Written
submissions may be made to the contact
person on or before December 8, 2009.
Oral presentations from the public will
be scheduled between approximately 1
p.m. and 2 p.m. Those desiring to make
formal oral presentations should notify
the contact person and submit a brief
statement of the general nature of the
evidence or arguments they wish to
present, the names and addresses of
proposed participants, and an
indication of the approximate time
requested to make their presentation on
or before November 30, 2009. Time
allotted for each presentation may be
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2009-N-0664]
Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of the Medical Devices
Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
Name of Committee: Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel of
the Medical Devices Advisory Committee.
General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
Date and Time: The meeting will be held on December 11, 2009, from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Holiday Inn, Ballroom, Two Montgomery Village Ave.,
Gaithersburg, MD.
Contact Person: Megan M. Mickal, Center for Devices and
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Silver Spring, MD, 20993, 301-796-5590, or FDA Advisory Committee
Information Line, 1-800-741-8138 (301-443-0572 in the Washington, DC
area), code 3014512523. Please call the Information
[[Page 56651]]
Line for up-to-date information on this meeting. A notice in the
Federal Register about last minute modifications that impact a
previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always be
published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you
should always check the agency's Web site and call the appropriate
advisory committee hot line/phone line to learn about possible
modifications before coming to the meeting.
Agenda: On December 11, 2009, the committee will discuss and make
recommendations on the study designs and endpoints of clinical
investigations intended to support approval or clearance of devices
indicated for the primary treatment of localized prostate cancer.
FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee link.
Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
December 1, 2009. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those desiring to make formal
oral presentations should notify the contact person and submit a brief
statement of the general nature of the evidence or arguments they wish
to present, the names and addresses of proposed participants, and an
indication of the approximate time requested to make their presentation
on or before November 23, 2009. Time allotted for each presentation may
be limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater
than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public
hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers
for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person will
notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by November
24, 2009.
Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact AnnMarie Williams,
Conference Management Staff, 301-796-5966, at least 7 days in advance
of the meeting.
FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at https://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).
Dated: October 27, 2009.
David Horowitz,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. E9-26259 Filed 10-30-09; 8:45 am]
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