Patents by Inventor E. Chiocca

E. Chiocca 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).

  • Cell-specific and/or tumor-specific promoter retargeting of herpes gamma 34.5 gene expression
    Publication number: 20050163758
    Abstract: The present invention relates to herpes viral mutants and methods of using these viral mutants for selectively targeting tumor cells or other populations of target cells. The viral mutants of the invention are capable of selective targeting due to the use of tumor-specific and/or cell-specific promoters to drive expression of the herpes ?34.5 gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Inventors: E. Chiocca, Richard Chung