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Meditope T cell therapy reduces off-target antibody effects

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Published March 31st, 2026
Detected March 31st, 2026
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Summary

USPTO granted patent US12590137B2 to City of Hope for Meditope-enabled T cell compositions that reduce off-target effects of therapeutic antibodies. The patent covers recombinant proteins expressed by T cells that efficiently recruit therapeutic antibodies to their site of action. The patent was granted March 31, 2026, with 18 claims.

What changed

The USPTO issued Patent No. US12590137B2 to the City of Hope National Medical Center, granting intellectual property protection for Meditope-enabled T cell compositions. The patented technology involves recombinant proteins that, when expressed by T cells, can recruit therapeutic antibodies to their target sites while reducing off-target effects. The patent contains 18 claims and names inventors John C. Williams, Christine Brown, Kurt Jenkins, Yi-Chiu Kuo, and Cheng-Fu Kuo.\n\nThis patent grant does not impose regulatory compliance obligations on third parties. However, entities developing T cell therapies, CAR-T products, or antibody-drug combinations should review these claims to assess potential freedom-to-operate implications. The technology may be relevant to companies in the cell therapy, immunotherapy, or targeted antibody sectors seeking to avoid infringement or explore licensing opportunities.

Source document (simplified)

← USPTO Patent Grants

Meditope-enabled T cells

Grant US12590137B2 Kind: B2 Mar 31, 2026

Assignee

CITY OF HOPE

Inventors

John C. Williams, Christine Brown, Kurt Jenkins, Yi-Chiu Kuo, Cheng-Fu Kuo

Abstract

Provided herein are compositions which exhibit novel therapeutic capabilities and allow to reduce the off-target effect of therapeutic antibodies. The compositions include recombinant proteins that if expressed by a T cell can efficiently recruit therapeutic antibodies to their site of action.

CPC Classifications

A61K 40/31 A61K 2239/28 A61K 2239/10 A61K 2239/11 A61K 2239/15

Filing Date

2018-12-31

Application No.

16958614

Claims

18

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Classification

Agency
USPTO
Published
March 31st, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Minor
Document ID
US12590137B2

Who this affects

Applies to
Pharmaceutical companies Healthcare providers
Industry sector
3254.1 Biotechnology 3254 Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Geographic scope
United States US

Taxonomy

Primary area
Intellectual Property
Operational domain
Legal
Topics
Healthcare Pharmaceuticals

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