Patents by Inventor Phillip Ross Smith

Phillip Ross Smith 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).

  • METHODS AND KITS FOR DIAGNOSING THE PROGNOSIS OF CANCER PATIENTS
    Publication number: 20160222461
    Abstract: The prognosis of a cancer patient can be determined by analyzing the modulation of expression of specified genes in the tumor tissue. Genes uniquely up-regulated in adult stem cells that can reconstitute the tissue of the tumor are analyzed for up-regulation in the patient's tumor. Up-regulation of a plurality of such genes in the tumor is an indication of good prognosis. Genes uniquely up-regulated in fetal stem cells are analyzed for up-regulation in the patient's tumor. Up-regulation of a plurality of such genes in the tumor are an indication of a poor prognosis. Specific genes are disclosed, the modulation of which, in a patient's prostate cancer tumor, will serve as an indication of prognosis. Patients with a good prognosis are subjected to watchful waiting. Patients with a poor prognosis are aggressively treated. Kits are provided containing a set of affinity reagents that specifically detect expression of the various genes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Elaine Lynette Wilson, Liliana Ossowski, Phillip Ross Smith
  • Methods and kits for diagnosing the prognosis of cancer patients
    Patent number: 9200328
    Abstract: The prognosis of a cancer patient can be determined by analyzing the modulation of expression of specified genes in the tumor tissue. Genes uniquely up-regulated in adult stem cells that can reconstitute the tissue of the tumor are analyzed for up-regulation in the patient's tumor. Up-regulation of a plurality of such genes in the tumor is an indication of good prognosis. Genes uniquely up-regulated in fetal stem cells are analyzed for up-regulation in the patient's tumor. Up-regulation of a plurality of such genes in the tumor are an indication of a poor prognosis. Specific genes are disclosed, the modulation of which, in a patient's prostate cancer tumor, will serve as an indication of prognosis. Patients with a good prognosis are subjected to watchful waiting. Patients with a poor prognosis are aggressively treated. Kits are provided containing a set of affinity reagents that specifically detect expression of the various genes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Elaine Lynette Wilson, Liliana Ossowski, Phillip Ross Smith