[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71180-71181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-30227]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

National Institutes of Health


Government-Owned Inventions; Availability for Licensing

AGENCY: National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, DHHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The inventions listed below are owned by agencies of the U.S. 
Government and are available for licensing in the U.S. in accordance 
with 35 U.S.C. 207 to achieve expeditious commercialization of results 
of federally-funded research and development. Foreign patent 
applications are filed on selected inventions to extend market coverage 
for companies and may also be available for licensing.

ADDRESSES: Licensing information and copies of the U.S. patent 
applications listed below may be obtained by writing to the indicated 
licensing contact at the Office of Technology Transfer, National 
Institutes of Health, 6011 Executive Boulevard, Suite 325, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852-3804; telephone: 301/496-7057; fax: 301/402-0220. A 
signed Confidential Disclosure Agreement will be required to receive 
copies of the patent applications.

Backbone-Substituted Bifunctional DOTA Ligands, Complexes and 
Compositions Thereof, and Methods of Using the Same

Martin Brechbiel, Hyun-soon Chung (NCI), DHHS Reference No. E-035-2002 
filed 06 Sep 2002, Licensing Contact: Matthew Kiser; 301/435-5236; 
[email protected].

    The subject technology is directed to three backbone-substituted 
1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (DOTA) compounds. These compounds can be

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chelated with radionuclides and used as imaging or therapeutic agents. 
In particular, the compounds can be complexed with a paramagnetic 
element (e.g. Gd (III)) and used as contrast agents in magnetic 
resonance imaging (MRI) applications.
    The DOTA derivatives of the invention are such that the macrocyclic 
backbone was pre-arranged or pre-organized in order to lower the energy 
barrier to complex formation, thereby potentially increasing the rate 
of complex formation. The pre-organization and macrocyclic effect of 
the DOTA sub-structure accelerates complexation with metal ions and 
isotopes (e.g. Y (III), Gd (III); etc.), while maintaining a high level 
of stability of the complexes.

Alleviating Symptoms of Th2-Like Cytokine Mediated Disorders by 
Reducing IL-13 Receptor-Expressing Cells in the Respiratory Tract

Raj K. Puri et al. (FDA), PCT application PCT/US02/00616, which claims 
priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application 60/337,179 (E-296-01/0) 
filed December 4, 2001, Licensing Contact: Brenda Hefti; 301/435-4632; 
[email protected].

    This invention relates to the alleviation of symptoms of Th2-like 
cytokine mediated disorders, such as allergy, asthma, and to 
hyperinflammatory responses in the respiratory tract to infectious 
diseases and parasitic infections, including tuberculosis, 
schistosomiasis, leishmania, and filiarsis.
    This invention claims a variety of methods and uses of a chimeric 
molecule comprising a toxic moiety and a targeting moiety that 
specifically binds to a cell surface receptor for IL-13, to alleviate 
symptoms of a variety of respiratory disorders. This method has been 
proven successful in various mouse models in vivo.

Use of Mx GTPases in the Prognosis and Treatment of Cancer

J. Frederic Mushinski, Jane B. Trepel, Michel Andre Horisberger, 
PhuongMai Nguyen, Chand Khanna (NCI), DHHS Reference No. E-292-01/0 
filed 18 Oct 2001, Licensing Contact: Matthew Kiser; 301/435-5236; 
[email protected].

    The present invention describes novel approaches in the diagnosis, 
reduction of progression and treatment of cancer using Mx GTPases (Mxs) 
and Mx-encoding nucleic acids. The diagnostic benefits of this 
invention include methods of assessing the metastatic potential of 
cancer cells by determining the level of an Mx or Mx-encoding nucleic 
acid present in the cells. This invention also provides a method for 
administration of an Mx or expression of a nucleic acid encoding an Mx 
at, in, or near cancer cells, as well as a method for systemic 
induction of an Mx protein to reduce cancer progression in both solid 
tumors and hematologic malignancies.

Use of a Promoter of T-Cell Expansion and an Inducer of CD40 
Stimulation in the Treatment or Prevention of a Pathologic State

William J. Murphy, Robert Wiltrout, Bruce Blazar, Susan E. Wilson 
(NCI), DHHS Reference Nos. E-150-01/0 filed 23 Aug 2001 and E-150-01/1 
filed 23 Aug 2002, Licensing Contact: Matthew Kiser; 301/435-5236; 
[email protected].

    The present invention provides a method for the prevention and 
treatment of pathologic states in mammals by administering a promoter 
of T-cell expansion with an inducer of CD40 stimulation in 
synergistically effective amounts. The disclosed invention could 
provide treatments for cancers, viral infections, HIV, bacterial 
infections, fungal infections, and allergic conditions. A method for 
assessing the treatment administered is also described.

    Dated: November 19, 2002.
Jack Spiegel,
Director, Division of Technology Development and Transfer, Office of 
Technology Transfer, National Institutes of Health.
[FR Doc. 02-30227 Filed 11-27-02; 8:45 am]
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