Patents by Inventor Jason Basil Nikas

Jason Basil Nikas 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).

  • Breast cancer prognosis
    Patent number: 10501800
    Abstract: The present invention provides gene expression profiles indicative of whether a patient afflicted with PR driven malignancies is likely to be responsive to treatment with a therapeutic compound that is an anti-progestin. By identifying such responsiveness, a treatment provider may determine in advance those patients who would benefit from such treatment, as well as identify alternative therapies for non-responders. Also, provided are methods of using gene expression profiles and assays for identifying the presence of a gene expression profile in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Carol Ann Lange, Todd Philip Knutson, Jason Basil Nikas
  • BREAST CANCER PROGNOSIS
    Publication number: 20130316992
    Abstract: The present invention provides gene expression profiles indicative of whether a patient afflicted with PR driven malignancies is likely to be responsive to treatment with a therapeutic compound that is an anti-progestin. By identifying such responsiveness, a treatment provider may determine in advance those patients who would benefit from such treatment, as well as identify alternative therapies for non-responders. Also, provided are methods of using gene expression profiles and assays for identifying the presence of a gene expression profile in a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventors: Carol Lange, Todd Knutson, Jason Basil Nikas