Patents by Inventor Chi-Ying F. Huang

Chi-Ying F. Huang 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).

  • Method of using antimycin A to downregulate Wnt/b-catenin pathway to treat gefitinib resistant cancer
    Patent number: 9138422
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for inhibiting the growth of cancer stem cells, particularly colorectal cancer stem cells, liver cancer stem cells, lung cancer stem cells or breast cancer stem cells, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of antimycin A or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventors: Chi-Ying F. Huang, Chi-Tai Yeh, Chun-Hung Wu, Yu-Wen Liu
  • METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE GROWTH OF CANCER STEM CELL
    Publication number: 20140045841
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for inhibiting the growth of cancer stem cells, particularly colorectal cancer stem cells, liver cancer stem cells, lung cancer stem cells or breast cancer stem cells, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of antimycin A or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Chi-Ying F. Huang, Chi-Tai Yeh, Chun-Hung Wu, Yu-Wen Liu