Patents by Inventor UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMM

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMM 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).

  • AMYLOID IMAGING AS A SURROGATE MARKER FOR EFFICACY OF ANTI-AMYLOID THERAPIES
    Publication number: 20130045164
    Abstract: The present method for determining the efficacy of therapy in the treatment of amyloidosis involves administering to a patient in need thereof a compound of formula (I) or Formula (II) or structures 1-45 and imaging the patient. After said imaging, at least one anti-amyloid agent is administered to said patient. Then, an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or Formula (II) or structures 1-45 is administered to the patient and the patient is imaged again. Finally, baseline levels of amyloid deposition in the patient before treatment with the anti-amyloid agent are compared with levels of amyloid deposition in the patient following treatment with the anti-amyloid agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventor: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMM