Patents by Inventor Florian Heil

Florian Heil 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).

  • MARKERS FOR THE RESPONSIVENESS TO ANTI-CD44 ANTIBODIES
    Publication number: 20150044232
    Abstract: The present invention relates to means and methods of determining whether a tumor cell or a cancer cell is responsive to an anti-CD44 antibody or to an antigen binding fragment thereof. The method comprises the determination of the major CD44 isoform in a sample, wherein if the major CD44 isoform is CD44s, the tumor cell or cancer cell is responsive to said anti-CD44 antibody. Also means and methods of treating a cancer patient that has been determined to respond to an anti-CD44 antibody are subject of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC.
    Inventors: Fabian Birzele, Michael Cannarile, Friedrich Feuerhake, Thomas Fischer, Florian Heil, Konrad Honold, Adam Nopora, Annette Schmitt-Graeff, Edgar Voss, Stefan Weigand