Patents by Inventor Florian Kuchenbauer

Florian Kuchenbauer 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).

  • Microrna compositions and methods for the treatment of myelogenous leukemia
    Patent number: 8716255
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, uses, kits and compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the microRNA miR-223 for treating myelogenous leukemia in a subject in need of such treatment. The invention further comprises methods encompassing the use of miR-223 for promoting the differentiation of a leukemia stem cell that is resistant to a differentiating agent, and a method of screening for candidate compounds capable of treating a myeloid leukemia by comparison of the therapeutic activity of the candidate compound with the therapeutic activity of miR-233.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch
    Inventors: Florian Kuchenbauer, Michael Heuser, Richard Keith Humphries
  • MICRORNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA
    Publication number: 20110244024
    Abstract: The invention provides methods, uses, kits and compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the microRNA miR-223 for treating myelogenous leukemia in a subject in need of such treatment. The invention further comprises methods encompassing the use of miR-223 for promoting the differentiation of a leukemia stem cell that is resistant to a differentiating agent, and a method of screening for candidate compounds capable of treating a myeloid leukemia by comparison of the therapeutic activity of the candidate compound with the therapeutic activity of miR-233.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY BRANCH
    Inventors: Florian Kuchenbauer, Michael Heuser, Richard Keith Humphries