Patents by Inventor Roland Mestepsmann

Roland Mestepsmann 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).

  • Ex vivo expansion of peripheral blood progenitor cells
    Patent number: 5472867
    Abstract: Patients suffering from certain types of cancer are treated by high-dose chemotherapy. In order to allow a recovery a process for the ex vivo expansion of peripheral blood progenitor cells is described, wherein CD 34.sup.+ -cells are enriched and cultivated in a medium comprising IL-1, IL-3, IL-6, EPO and SCF. The ex vivo expanded peripheral blood progenitor cells can be administered to cancer patients after chemotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Klinkum der Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat Freiberg
    Inventors: Lothar Kanz, Woefram Brugger, Roland Mestepsmann