Patents by Inventor Benjamin James Shields

Benjamin James Shields 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).

  • DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR BREAST CANCER
    Publication number: 20130202577
    Abstract: The invention relates to the finding that T cell protein tyrosine phosphatase (TCPTP) has a tumour suppressor function. In one particular application, the invention provides a method of diagnosis and/or prognosis of cancer in a subject involving the assessment, in a suitable body sample, of any lack or reduction of TCPTP protein and/or Ptpn2 gene expression. The invention also provides a method of treating or preventing cancer in a subject involving administering to a subject an agent for modulating the activity of TCPTP.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: MONASH UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tony Tiganis, Benjamin James Shields, Catriona Ann McLean, Robert Sutherland