Patents by Inventor David Agus

David Agus 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: 20220180518
    Abstract: Histologic classification of pathology specimens through machine learning is a nascent field which offers tremendous potential to improve cancer medicine. Its utility has been limited, in part because of differences in tissue preparation and the relative paucity of well-annotated images. We introduce tissue recognition, an unsupervised learning problem analogous to human face recognition, in which the goal is to identify individual tumors using a learned set of histologic features. This feature set is the “tissue fingerprint.” Because only specimen identities are matched to fingerprints, constructing an algorithm for producing them is a self-learning task that does not need image metadata annotations. Here, we provide an algorithm for self-learning tissue fingerprints, that, in conjunction with color normalization, can match hematoxylin and eosin stained tissues to one of 104 patients with 93% accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: David AGUS, Daniel RUDERMAN, Rishi RAWAT, Fei SHA, Darryl SHIBATA
  • Patent number: 7736853
    Abstract: Described herein are genes whose expression are up-regulated or down-regulated in prostate cancer. Also described are such genes whose expression is further up-regulated or down-regulated in drug-resistant prostate cancer cells. Related methods and compositions that can be used for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer are disclosed. Also described herein are methods that can be used to identify modulators of prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Daniel E. H. Afar, David Agus, David H. Mack
  • Publication number: 20080318230
    Abstract: The present invention concerns prognostic markers associated with cancer. In particular, the invention concerns prognostic methods based on the molecular characterization of gene expression in paraffin-embedded, fixed samples of cancer tissue, which allow a physician to predict whether a patient is likely to respond well to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: David AGUS, Joffre B. Baker, Ron B. Natale, Steven Shak
  • Publication number: 20080176229
    Abstract: The present invention concerns prognostic markers associated with cancer. In particular, the invention concerns prognostic methods based on the molecular characterization of gene expression in paraffin-embedded, fixed samples of cancer tissue, which allow a physician to predict whether a patient is likely to respond well to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: David Agus, Steven Shak, Maureen Cronin, Joffre Baker
  • Publication number: 20080138838
    Abstract: Described herein are genes whose expression are regulated in specific cancers. Related methods and compositions that can be used for diagnosis of those cancers are disclosed. Also described herein are methods that can be used to identify modulators of selected cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: Daniel Afar, David Agus, David H. Mack
  • Publication number: 20070161016
    Abstract: Described herein are genes whose expression are up-regulated or down-regulated in prostate cancer. Also described are such genes whose expression is further up-regulated or down-regulated in drug-resistant prostate cancer cells. Related methods and compositions that can be used for diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer are disclosed. Also described herein are methods that can be used to identify modulators of prostate cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Afar, David Mack, David Agus
  • Publication number: 20070141621
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for treating cancer and other disease conditions in individuals who have either developed a resistance to conventional tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy or who are non-responsive ab initio to conventional TKI therapy. In various embodiments, the methods include administering to a patient a resistance-surmounting quantity of a TKI on a weekly or semi-weekly basis. Alternate embodiments of the present invention include a diagnostic method for assessing an individual's probability of being resistant to TKI therapy, based upon an expression level of epithelial membrane protein-1 (EMP-1); one of the genes believed to be responsible for TKI resistance. The methods of the present invention may be particularly useful in the treatment of lung, breast, prostate, ovarian, brain and colon cancers. The methods of the present invention may be effective in blocking the HER-2 kinase domain either in addition to or in lieu of blocking the EGFR kinase domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventor: David Agus
  • Publication number: 20070104714
    Abstract: Described herein are methods of using a NSAID and a HER-kinase axis inhibitor in the treatment of various conditions including cancer, and especially prostate, breast, lung, ovarian, brain and colon cancers, through regulation of PPAR? activity. In various embodiments, the NSAID and HER-kinase axis inhibitor may be included in a composition that is useful for the treatment of conditions in a mammal. Also described is a kit including a NSAID and a HER-kinase axis inhibitor along with instructions for their use in treating and preventing disease conditions, such as cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Applicant: CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
    Inventors: David Agus, Anjali Jain, Michael Hedvat
  • Publication number: 20060134115
    Abstract: Described herein are methods for treating cancer and other disease conditions in individuals who have either developed a resistance to conventional tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy or who are non-responsive ab initio to conventional TKI therapy. In various embodiments, the methods include administering to a patient a resistance-surmounting quantity of a TKI on a weekly or semi-weekly basis. Alternate embodiments of the present invention include a diagnostic method for assessing an individual's probability of being resistant to TKI therapy, based upon an expression level of epithelial membrane protein-1 (EMP-1); one of the genes believed to be responsible for TKI resistance. The methods of the present invention may be particularly useful in the treatment of lung, breast, prostate, ovarian, brain and colon cancers. The methods of the present invention may be effective in blocking the HER-2 kinase domain either in addition to or in lieu of blocking the EGFR kinase domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Applicant: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventor: David Agus
  • Publication number: 20060034840
    Abstract: The present application describes the use of ErbB antagonist, especially ErbB2 antibodies such as rhuMAb 2C4, for treating pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Inventor: David Agus
  • Publication number: 20050164218
    Abstract: The present invention concerns prognostic markers associated with cancer. In particular, the invention concerns prognostic methods based on the molecular characterization of gene expression in paraffin-embedded, fixed samples of cancer tissue, which allow a physician to predict whether a patient is likely to respond well to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: David Agus, Joffre Baker, Ron Natale, Steven Shak
  • Publication number: 20050059012
    Abstract: Described herein are genes whose expression are regulated in specific cancers. Related methods and compositions that can be used for diagnosis of those cancers are disclosed. Also described herein are methods that can be used to identify modulators of selected cancers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: Daniel Afar, David Agus, David Mack
  • Publication number: 20040157255
    Abstract: The present invention concerns prognostic markers associated with cancer. In particular, the invention concerns prognostic methods based on the molecular characterization of gene expression in paraffin-embedded, fixed samples of cancer tissue, which allow a physician to predict whether a patient is likely to respond well to treatment with an EGFR inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventors: David Agus, Steven Shak, Maureen Cronin, Joffre Baker