Patents by Inventor Annika ?lgars

Annika ?lgars 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
    Patent number: 8609354
    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: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignees: Hospital District of Southwest Finland
    Inventors: Olli Carpén, Minnamaija Lintunen, Raija Ristamäki, Jari Sundström, Annika Ålgars