Patents Assigned to University of Center Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
  • Methods for diagnosis and prognosis of epithelial tumors
    Patent number: 10655185
    Abstract: A biomarker is disclosed that can distinguish aggressive epithelial tumors in a tissue biopsy from, for example, normal, hyperplastic, and benign neoplastic tumors. The biomarker can also identify epithelial tumors that have become resistant to hormone therapy. Therefore, methods are disclosed for providing diagnosis and prognosis of a subject having, or suspected of having, an epithelial tumor, such as a prostate tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc., University of Center Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Ratna Chakrabarti, Richard Ottman, Domenico Coppola, Nupam Mahajan