Patents by Inventor Faina Shtern

Faina Shtern 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 for tumor detection and treatment
    Patent number: 5277894
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting an Fc receptor-expressing tumor site in an individual by administering to the individual a diagnostically effective amount of detectably-labeled non-specific immunoglobulin or Fc or Fc' fragment thereof, wherein the immunoprotein substantially accumulates at the site when the site bears such a tumor. By using a therapeutically-labeled specific or non-specific immunoglobulin or Fc or Fc' fragment thereof, the tumor may be treated therapeutically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 11, 1994
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: H. William Strauss, Robert H. Rubin, Ban A. Khaw, Faina Shtern
  • Method for tumor detection
    Patent number: 5200178
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of detecting an Fc receptor-expressing tumor site in an individual by administering to the individual a diagnostically effective amount of detectably-labeled non-specific immunoglobulin or Fc or Fc' fragment thereof, wherein the immunoprotein substantially accumulates at the site when the site bears such a tumor. By using a therapeutically-labeled specific or non-specific immunoglobulin or Fc or Fc' fragment thereof, the tumor may be treated therapeutically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1993
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: H. William Strauss, Robert H. Rubin, Ban An Khaw, Faina Shtern