Patents by Inventor Bengt Gustavsson

Bengt Gustavsson 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).

  • Publication number: 20230116137
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer and metastatic colorectal cancers in a chemotherapeutic regimen comprising the administration of [6R]-5,10-methylene tetrahydrofolate (6R-MTHF), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), bevacizumab, and oxaliplatin. The methods reduce disease progression and provide improved overall response rates compared to standard treatments with other folates such as folinic acid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Karin Ganlöv, Magnus Östberg, Per L. Lindberg, Gunnel E. Sundén, Bengt Gustavsson
  • Patent number: 11389452
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing plasma dUrd levels comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The methods of increasing plasma dUrd increase dUrd levels compared to equimolar concentrations of LV. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Isofol Medical AB
    Inventors: Göran U. Carlsson, Bengt Gustavsson, Elisabeth Odin, Yvonne Wettergren, Anders Vedin
  • Publication number: 20210401842
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of solid tumors in humans such as cancer, especially colorectal cancer (CRC), which involves administering the diastereomerically pure folate adjuvant [6R]-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) based chemotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Per L. Lindberg, Anders Vedin, Gunnel E. Sundén, Bengt Gustavsson
  • Patent number: 11013744
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of solid tumors in humans such as cancer, especially colorectal cancer (CRC), which involves administering the diastereomerically pure folate adjuvant [6R]-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) based chemotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Isofol Medical AB
    Inventors: Per L. Lindberg, Anders Vedin, Gunnel E. Sundén, Bengt Gustavsson
  • Publication number: 20200330468
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing plasma dUrd levels comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The methods of increasing plasma dUrd increase dUrd levels compared to equimolar concentrations of LV. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Göran U. Carlsson, Bengt Gustavsson, Elisabeth Odin, Yvonne Wettergren, Anders Vedin
  • Patent number: 10639311
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing plasma dUrd levels comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The methods of increasing plasma dUrd increase dUrd levels compared to equimolar concentrations of LV. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Isofol Medical AB
    Inventors: Göran U. Carlsson, Bengt Gustavsson, Elisabeth Odin, Yvonne Wettergren, Anders Vedin
  • Publication number: 20190240224
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing plasma dUrd levels comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The methods of increasing plasma dUrd increase dUrd levels compared to equimolar concentrations of LV. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Göran U. Carlsson, Bengt Gustavsson, Elisabeth Odin, Yvonne Wettergren, Anders Vedin
  • Patent number: 10328079
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of solid tumors in humans such as cancer, especially colorectal cancer (CRC), which involves administering multiple boluses of the diastereomerically pure folate adjuvant [6R]-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) based chemotherapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Isofol Medical AB
    Inventors: Per L. Lindberg, Anders Vedin, Gunnel E. Sundén, Bengt Gustavsson
  • Patent number: 10292984
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing plasma dUrd levels comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The methods of increasing plasma dUrd increase dUrd levels compared to equimolar concentrations of LV. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Isofol Medical AB
    Inventors: Göran U. Carlsson, Bengt Gustavsson, Elisabeth Odin, Yvonne Wettergren, Anders Vedin
  • Publication number: 20190060315
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of solid tumors in humans such as cancer, especially colorectal cancer (CRC), which involves administering multiple boluses of the diastereomerically pure folate adjuvant [6R]-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) based chemotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Per L. Lindberg, Anders Vedin, Gunnel E. Sundén, Bengt Gustavsson
  • Publication number: 20190060316
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of solid tumors in humans such as cancer, especially colorectal cancer (CRC), which involves administering the diastereomerically pure folate adjuvant [6R]-5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate in 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) based chemotherapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Per L. Lindberg, Anders Vedin, Gunnel E. Sundén, Bengt Gustavsson
  • Publication number: 20180289711
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for increasing plasma dUrd levels comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The methods of increasing plasma dUrd increase dUrd levels compared to equimolar concentrations of LV. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF. The present invention also provides methods for increasing TS inhibition comprising the administration of 6R-MTHF.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Göran U. Carlsson, Bengt Gustavsson, Elisabeth Odin, Yvonne Wettergren, Anders Vedin
  • Patent number: 9675617
    Abstract: The present invention relates a pharmaceutical composition comprising an EGFR inhibitor and methylene-tetrahydrofolate, tetrahydrofolate or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, for use in the treatment of cancer. The methylene-tetrahydrofolate, tetrahydrofolate or methyl-tetrahydrofolate enhances the anticancer efficacy of the EGFR inhibitor. The cancers that may be treated include breast cancer, gastric cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gall bladder cancer, bile duct cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, mesothelioma cancer, lung cancer including non-small-cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), melanoma, brain tumors, adenocarcinoma, esophageal cancer, and osteosarcoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: ISOFOL MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Bengt Gustavsson, Björn Carlsson
  • Patent number: 9585888
    Abstract: The use of tetrahydrofolate, methylene-tetrahydrofolate and/or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, and at least one multi-targeting antifolate, for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer is disclosed. By combining the multi-targeting antifolate with tetrahydrofolate, methylene-tetrahydrofolate and/or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, it is possible to remarkably reduce toxic side-effects without diminishing the anti-tumor action of the drugs. A pharmaceutical composition, a kit comprising the pharmaceutical composition as well as a method for the treatment of cancer are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ISOFOL MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Bengt Gustavsson, Göran Carlsson
  • Publication number: 20150328218
    Abstract: The use of tetrahydrofolate, methylene-tetrahydrofolate and/or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, and at least one multi-targeting antifolate, for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer is disclosed. By combining the multi-targeting antifolate with tetrahydrofolate, methylene-tetrahydrofolate and/or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, it is possible to remarkably reduce toxic side-effects without diminishing the anti-tumour action of the drugs. A pharmaceutical composition, a kit comprising the pharmaceutical composition as well as a method for the treatment of cancer are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventors: Bengt GUSTAVSSON, Göran CARLSSON
  • Patent number: 9138435
    Abstract: The use of tetrahydrofolate, methylene-tetrahydrofolate and/or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, and at least one multi-targeting antifolate, for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer is disclosed. By combining the multi-targeting antifolate with tetrahydrofolate, methylene-tetrahydrofolate and/or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, it is possible to remarkably reduce toxic side-effects without diminishing the anti-tumor action of the drugs. A pharmaceutical composition, a kit comprising the pharmaceutical composition as well as a method for the treatment of cancer are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: ISOFOL MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Bengt Gustavsson, Göran Carlsson
  • Publication number: 20150018361
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methylene-tetrahydrofolate for use in the treatment of cancer, based on its intrinsic antitumor activity. The cancers that may be treated include breast cancer, gastric cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, gall bladder cancer, bile duct cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, head and neck cancer, esophageal cancer, mesothelioma cancer, lung cancer including non-small-cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, peripheral cell lymphoma (PTCL), melanoma, brain tumors, adenocarcinoma, esophageal cancer, and osteosarcoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ISOFOL MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Bengt Gustavsson, Björn Carlsson
  • Publication number: 20150017158
    Abstract: The present invention relates a pharmaceutical composition comprising an EGFR inhibitor and methylene-tetrahydrofolate, tetrahydrofolate or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, for use in the treatment of cancer. The methylene-tetrahydrofolate, tetrahydrofolate or methyl-tetrahydrofolate enhances the anticancer efficacy of the EGFR inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: ISOFOL MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Bengt Gustavsson, Björn Carlsson
  • Patent number: 8539678
    Abstract: A device for a motor driven tool such as a pole hedge trimmer, a pole saw or the like. The tool includes a drive unit that via a shaft tube is connected to a cutting unit. The cutting unit is turnably secured at the shaft tube by the device which is a turnable connection, wherein the cutting unit is movable between a range of at least two working positions and a transport position. The cutting unit is provided with one or several movable cutting elements and the tool is provided with locking structure for locking the movement of the cutting elements when the cutting unit is in the transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Husqvarna AB
    Inventors: Goran Dahlberg, Bengt Gustavsson
  • Publication number: 20100311762
    Abstract: The use of tetrahydrofolate, methylene-tetrahydrofolate and/or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, and at least one multi-targeting antifolate, for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of cancer is disclosed. By combining the multi-targeting antifolate with tetrahydrofolate, methylene-tetrahydrofolate and/or methyl-tetrahydrofolate, it is possible to remarkably reduce toxic side-effects without diminishing the anti-tumour action of the drugs. A pharmaceutical composition, a kit comprising the pharmaceutical composition as well as a method for the treatment of cancer are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Bengt Gustavsson, Göran Carlsson