Patents by Inventor Carlo M. Croce

Carlo M. Croce 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: 20140045918
    Abstract: The present invention discloses the discovery that miR-21 targets and down-regulates the core mismatch repair (MMR) recognition protein complex hMSH2 and hMSH6. Anti-sense miR-21 is therefore proven as therapeutic herein. Therefore, compositions, kits, therapies and other methods, including methods of treatment/amelioration of symptoms, are disclosed in the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, Nicola Valeri
  • Publication number: 20140045709
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. The invention also provides methods of identifying anti-pancreatic cancer agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin
  • Publication number: 20140018409
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of determining an HCC subtype in a subject which includes a) obtaining a sample from the subject, b) assaying the sample to detect the expression of 1 or more biomarkers, and c) correlating the expression of the biomarkers with an HCC subtype in a subject. Also described are methods of detecting HCC stem cells in a sample, and methods and compositions for treating subjects with HCC that take advantage of the biomarkers associated with HCC stem cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicants: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of, The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Xin Wei Wang, Junfang Ji, Taro Yamashita, Carlo M. Croce
  • Publication number: 20140018412
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for diagnosing lung cancer using microRNAs. Also described are methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. Methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin, Stefano Volinia
  • Publication number: 20140018411
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for diagnosing prostate cancer using microRNAs. Also described are methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. Methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin, Stefano Volinia
  • Publication number: 20130330403
    Abstract: MicroRNA genes are highly associated with chromosomal features involved in the etiology of different cancers. The perturbations in the genomic structure or chromosomal architecture of a cell caused by these cancer-associated chromosomal features can affect the expression of the miR gene(s) located in close proximity to that chromosomal feature. Evaluation of miR gene expression can therefore be used to indicate the presence of a cancer-causing chromosomal lesion in a subject. As the change in miR gene expression level caused by a cancer-associated chromosomal feature may also contribute to cancerigenesis, a given cancer can be treated by restoring the level of miR gene expression to normal. microRNA expression profiling can be used to diagnose cancer and predict whether a particular cancer is associated with an adverse prognosis. The identification of specific mutations associated with genomic regions that harbor miR genes in CLL patients provides a means for diagnosing CLL and possibly other cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Thomas Jefferson University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, Chang-Gong Liu, George A. Calin, Cinzia Sevignani
  • Publication number: 20130331439
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for diagnosing stomach cancer using microRNAs. Also described are methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. Methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin, Stefano Volinia
  • Patent number: 8603744
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin, Stefano Volinia
  • Publication number: 20130324589
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for diagnosing pancreatic cancer using microRNAs. Also described are methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. Methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin, Stefano Volinia
  • Patent number: 8580500
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin, Stefano Volinia
  • Publication number: 20130273151
    Abstract: Described herein is a pharmaceutical composition for treating a subject having a cancer and/or myeloproliferative disorder associated with overexpression of a HOXA1 gene product where an effective amount of at least one miR-10a gene product or an isolated variant or biologically-active fragment thereof is administered to the subject sufficient to decrease expression of the HOXA1 gene product in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, Ramiro Garzon, George A. Calin
  • Publication number: 20130273079
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for differentiate human cancers comprising using one or more transcribed ultraconserved regions (T-UCR) expression profiles where the association between the genomic location of UCRs and the analyzed cancer-related genomic elements is highly statistically significant and comparable to that reported for miRNAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Carlo M. Croce
  • Publication number: 20130274140
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of diagnosing a cancer and/or myeloproliferative disorder using microRNAs. Also described are compositions and methods related to cancers and myeloproliferative disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, Ramiro Garzon, George A. Calin
  • Patent number: 8557520
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin, Stefano Volinia
  • Publication number: 20130267579
    Abstract: Methods for assessing a pathological condition in a subject include measuring one or more markers where a difference is indicative of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or a predisposition to ALL, uses and compositions are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Carlo M. Croce
  • Publication number: 20130267580
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment of cancers associated with overexpression of a BCL2 gene and/or gene product in a subject, and methods and compositions for the improvement of anti-cancer therapy, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Also provided are methods for determining the efficacy of a cancer therapy in a subject, methods for diagnosing cancer, methods for assessing patient prognosis, and methods for inducing apoptosis of a cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin
  • Publication number: 20130236453
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating or preventing acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) in a subject using miR-155 specific inhibitors are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, Ramiro Garzon
  • Patent number: 8530159
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The invention also provides methods of identifying anti-AML agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University Research Foundation
    Inventor: Carlo M. Croce
  • Patent number: 8518647
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of colon cancers. In particular, the present invention provides diagnostics and prognostics for colon (including colon adenocarcinoma) cancer patients, wherein the methods related to measuring miR levels can predict poor survival. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: The Ohio State University Research Foundation, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, Office of Technology Transfer
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, Curtis C. Harris, Aaron J. Schetter
  • Patent number: 8512951
    Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of solid cancers. The invention also provides methods of identifying inhibitors of tumorigenesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: The Ohio State University
    Inventors: Carlo M. Croce, George A. Calin, Stefano Volinia