Patents by Inventor Alice Maxine Boylan

Alice Maxine Boylan 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 compositions for diagnosis and treatment of cancer
    Publication number: 20020086812
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel gene, CaSm, that is highly expressed in cancer tissues and cell lines, especially pancreatic cancer. The full length cDNA of CaSm encodes a protein of 133 amino acids. The present invention further encompasses CaSm peptides, fusion proteins, host cell expression systems, antibodies to CaSm, antisense CaSm molecules, and compounds that modulate CaSm gene expression or CaSm activity. The present invention also encompasses methods for disease diagnosis, drug screening and the treatment of cancer. In particular, the combined use of a CaSm antagonist with a therapeutic agent to treat cancer is encompassed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2001
    Publication date: July 4, 2002
    Inventors: Clifford W. Schweinfest, Dennis K. Waston, David Jefferson Cole, Alice Maxine Boylan