Patents by Inventor Anna Bafico

Anna Bafico 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).

  • Compositions and methods for altering Wnt autocrine signaling
    Patent number: 8809287
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods for treating cancers in which the autocrine Wnt canonical signaling pathway is activated. In particular, there is provided a method for inhibiting growth of a tumor cell or sensitizing a cancer cell to treatment by contacting such a tumor cell with a compound that alters Wnt signaling. The compound that alters Wnt signaling can be a Wnt antagonist, a Wnt receptor antagonist, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Inventors: Anna Bafico, Stuart Aaronson
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ALTERING WNT AUTOCRINE SIGNALING
    Publication number: 20090163407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods for treating cancers in which the autocrine Wnt canonical signaling pathway is activated. In particular, there is provided a method for inhibiting growth of a tumor cell or sensitizing a cancer cell to treatment by contacting such a tumor cell with a compound that alters Wnt signaling. The compound that alters Wnt signaling can be a Wnt antagonist, a Wnt receptor antagonist, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Applicant: Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University
    Inventors: Anna Bafico, Stuart Aaronson