Patents by Inventor William K. Plunkett

William K. Plunkett 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).

  • Cancer therapeutics involving the administration of 2-methoxyestradiol and an agent that increases intracellular superoxide anion
    Publication number: 20020106348
    Abstract: The instant invention discloses methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer. The invention relates methods and compositions for specifically targeting free radical accumulation as a means of preferentially eliminating neoplastic cells. The combination of an SOD inhibitor (2-methoxyestrdiol) with free radical-producing agents results in a means of eliminating tumor cells through the accumulation of intracellular superoxide anion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Peng Huang, William K. Plunkett, Li Feng