Patents by Inventor Evangelos Michelakis

Evangelos Michelakis 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 treating cancer using dichloroacetate
    Patent number: 8609724
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of dichloroacetate and chemical equivalents thereof for the treatment of cancer by inducing apoptosis or reversing apoptosis-resistance in a cell Preferably, the dosage is 10-100 mg/kg Preferably, sodium dichloroacetate is used. The dichloroacetate may optionally be given in combination with a pro-apoptotic agent and/or a chemotherapeutic agent Preferably, the cancers treated are non-small cell lung cancer, glioblastoma and breast carcinoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Inventors: Evangelos Michelakis, Stephen Archer
  • METHOD OF TREATING CANCER USING DICHLOROACETATE
    Publication number: 20090118370
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of dichloroacetate and chemical equivalents thereof for the treatment of cancer by inducing apoptosis or reversing apoptosis-resistance in a cell Preferably, the dosage is 10-100 mg/kg Preferably, sodium dichloroacetate is used. The dichloroacetate may optionally be given in combination with a pro-apoptotic agent and/or a chemotherapeutic agent Preferably, the cancers treated are non-small cell lung cancer, glioblastoma and breast carcinoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2006
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Inventors: Evangelos Michelakis, Stephen Archer