Patents by Inventor Annika ALGARS

Annika ALGARS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • METHOD FOR SELECTING PATIENTS FOR TREATMENT WITH AN EGFR INHIBITOR
    Publication number: 20110217296
    Abstract: The present invention relates to cancer diagnostics and therapies and to the detection of alterations in cancer cells that are diagnostic, prognostic or predictive. In particular, the present invention provides a method for detecting and analyzing whether a patient suffering from a cancer is responsive to the treatment with an EGFR inhibitor. In the method, a tissue section from a cancer sample is subjected to assays based on immunohistochemistry and enzymatic metallography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF SOUTHWEST FINLAND
    Inventors: Olli CARPEN, Minnamaija LINTUNEN, Raija RISTAMAKI, Jari SUNDSTROM, Annika ALGARS