Patents by Inventor Edwin R. Fisher

Edwin R. Fisher 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).

  • Methods for predicting the efficacy of a chemotherapeutic regimen for gastrointestinal cancers using antibodies specific for thymidylate synthase
    Patent number: 5998151
    Abstract: Methods for determining whether a chemotherapeutic treatment is appropriate for patients afflicted with gastrointestinal cancers, comprising;(a) obtaining a solid tumor tissue sample from the patient;(b) measuring a thymidylate synthase expression level in the tissue sample; and(c) comparing the thymidylate synthase expression level with a group of standard tumor tissue samples, the standards having known thymidylate synthase expression levels and known responses to the chemotherapeutic treatment, to determine if that chemotherapeutic treatment is appropriate for the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Patrick G. Johnston, Carmen J. Allegra, Edwin R. Fisher