Patents by Inventor Fengtian WANG

Fengtian WANG 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 DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PROSTATE CANCER
    Publication number: 20170343551
    Abstract: A method of diagnosing a potentially lethal prostate cancer in a patient comprising measuring one of a level of SAM Pointed Domain Containing ETS Transcription Factor (SPDEF) expression in the patient, a level of TWIST1 protein in the patient, and a level of matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) expression in the patient, and diagnosing the patient with potentially lethal prostate cancer if one of the level of SPDEF in the patient is lower than a normal level of SPDEF, the level of TWIST1 in the patient is higher than a normal level of TWIST1, and the level of MMP-9 in the patient is higher than a normal level of MMP-9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicant: Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College
    Inventors: Hari K. KOUL, Fengtian WANG