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Engineered Polynucleotide for Cancer Treatment

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Published July 17th, 2025
Detected March 27th, 2026
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Summary

The USPTO has published a patent application detailing an engineered polynucleotide designed to treat cancer by regulating gene expression. The application, filed on July 17, 2025, describes compositions and methods involving polynucleotides that interact with pre-mRNA and spliceosomes.

What changed

This document is a published patent application from the USPTO for an engineered polynucleotide intended for cancer treatment. The application (US20260085315A1) describes a polynucleotide that regulates gene expression by interacting with pre-mRNA and the spliceosome. It may include specific structural features like stem-loop structures, targeting sequences complementary to exon-intron splice junctions, and modified nucleotides with phosphorothioate linkages. The application was filed on July 17, 2025.

As this is a patent application, it does not impose immediate regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on entities. However, it signals potential future developments in cancer therapeutics and gene-editing technologies. Companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors may wish to monitor the progress of this patent application and related research for competitive intelligence and potential licensing or development opportunities.

Source document (simplified)

← USPTO Patent Applications

POLYNUCLEOTIDE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER

Application US20260085315A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026

Inventors

Caio BRUNO QUINTA DE SOUZA LEAL

Abstract

This disclosure provides an engineered polynucleotide that interacts with a pre-mRNA and a spliceosome to regulate gene expression. The engineered polynucleotide may have stem-loop structure that recruits the spliceosome and targeting sequences that are complementary to a target sequence at an exon-intron splice junction and may include nucleotides with 2′ modifications and phosphorothioate linkages. The engineered polynucleotide can be administered to a subject to treat a cancer.

CPC Classifications

C12N 15/113 A61P 35/00 C12N 2310/315 C12N 2310/321 C12N 2310/322

Filing Date

2025-07-17

Application No.

19272428

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Abstract Inventors CPC Classifications

Classification

Agency
USPTO
Published
July 17th, 2025
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
US20260085315A1

Who this affects

Applies to
Drug manufacturers Pharmaceutical companies
Industry sector
3254 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing 3254.1 Biotechnology
Activity scope
Drug Development Gene Therapy
Geographic scope
United States US

Taxonomy

Primary area
Pharmaceuticals
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Biotechnology Gene Therapy

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