Patents by Inventor Franciscus Petrus Smit
Franciscus Petrus Smit 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).
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Publication number: 20240076743Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems for predicting and treating clinically significant prostate cancer in a urine sample of an individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer based on expression analysis of normalised prostate tumour markers. The present methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems are especially suitable for predicting and treating prostate cancer with a Gleason score of seven or more in individuals with a serum prostate-specific antigen (sPSA) level lower than 15 ng/ml.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Applicant: MDxHealth SAInventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
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Patent number: 11767563Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems for predicting and treating clinically significant prostate cancer in a urine sample of an individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer based on expression analysis of normalised prostate tumour markers. The present methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems are especially suitable for predicting and treating prostate cancer with a Gleason score of seven or more in individuals with a serum prostate-specific antigen (sPSA) level lower than 15 ng/ml.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: MDxHealth SAInventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
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Publication number: 20230151427Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for in vitro establishing, or diagnosing, high grade or low grade prostate cancer in a sample, preferably from a readily obtainable sample such as an urine, a prostatic fluid or ejaculate sample or a processed, or derived sample thereof, originating from human individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer using expression level analysis of a combination of two, three or four molecular markers for prostate cancer. Based on establishing or diagnosing high grade or low grade prostate cancer in the disclosed methods, the methods further may include administering treatment for prostate cancer to the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2021Publication date: May 18, 2023Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Daphne Hessels, Jacobus A. Schalken
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Publication number: 20210246515Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing prostate cancer and especially diagnosing LG, HG, PrCa Met and CRPC. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for in vitro diagnosing prostate cancer in a human individual comprising: 1) determining the expression of one or more genes chosen from the group consisting of ACSM1, ALDH3B2, CGREF1, COMP, C19orf48, DLX1, GLYATL1, MS4A8B, NKAIN1, PPFIA2, PTPRT, TDRD1 and/or UGT2B15; and 2) establishing up regulation of expression of said one or more genes as compared to expression of the respective one or more genes in a sample from an individual without prostate cancer thereby providing said diagnosis of prostate cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: August 12, 2021Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels
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Publication number: 20200165684Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing prostate cancer and especially diagnosing LG, HG, PrCa Met and CRPC. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for in vitro diagnosing prostate cancer in a human individual comprising: 1) determining the expression of one or more genes chosen from the group consisting of ACSM1, ALDH3B2, CGREF1, COMP, C19orf48, DLX1, GLYATL1, MS4A8B, NKAIN1, PPFIA2, PTPRT, TDRD1 and/or UGT2B15; and 2) establishing up regulation of expression of said one or more genes as compared to expression of the respective one or more genes in a sample from an individual without prostate cancer thereby providing said diagnosis of prostate cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2019Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels
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Publication number: 20190284641Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for in vitro establishing, or diagnosing, high grade or low grade prostate cancer in a sample, preferably from a readily obtainable sample such as an urine, a prostatic fluid or ejaculate sample or a processed, or derived sample thereof, originating from human individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer using expression level analysis of a combination of two, three or four molecular markers for prostate cancer. Based on establishing or diagnosing high grade or low grade prostate cancer in the disclosed methods, the methods further may include administering treatment for prostate cancer to the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Daphne Hessels, Jacobus A. Schalken
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Publication number: 20190211405Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems for predicting and treating clinically significant prostate cancer in a urine sample of an individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer based on expression analysis of normalised prostate tumour markers. The present methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems are especially suitable for predicting and treating prostate cancer with a Gleason score of seven or more in individuals with a serum prostate-specific antigen (sPSA) level lower than 15 ng/ml.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Applicant: MDxHealth SAInventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
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Patent number: 10329625Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems for predicting and treating clinically significant prostate cancer in a urine sample of an individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer based on expression analysis of normalized prostate tumor markers. The present methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems are especially suitable for predicting and treating prostate cancer with a Gleason score of seven or more in individuals with a serum prostate-specific antigen (sPSA) level lower than 15 ng/ml.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: MDxHealth Research B.V.Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
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Publication number: 20170145518Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems for predicting and treating clinically significant prostate cancer in a urine sample of an individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer based on expression analysis of normalised prostate tumour markers. The present methods, devices, combinations, kits, and systems are especially suitable for predicting and treating prostate cancer with a Gleason score of seven or more in individuals with a serum prostate-specific antigen (sPSA) level lower than 15 ng/ml.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
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Publication number: 20160194724Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for in vitro establishing, or diagnosing, high grade or low grade prostate cancer in a sample, preferably from a readily obtainable sample such as an urine, a prostatic fluid or ejaculate sample or a processed, or derived sample thereof, originating from human individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer using expression level analysis of a combination of two, three or four molecular markers for prostate cancer. Based on establishing or diagnosing high grade or low grade prostate cancer in the disclosed methods, the methods further may include administering treatment for prostate cancer to the individual.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Daphne Hessels, Jacobus A. Schalken
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Publication number: 20160017434Abstract: The Present invention relates methods for establishing the presence, or absence, of a bladder tumour and/or classification of the tumor according to the aggressiveness and/or establishing the prediction of prognosis and disease outcome for a human individual suffering from bladder cancer. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for establishing the presence, or absence, of a bladder tumour in a human individual comprising: determining the expression of one or more genes chosen from the group consisting of ADAMTS12, ASPN, CDC20, COL10A1, CTHRC1, FAP, SFRP4, FOXM1, KRT6A, ANLN, CHI3L1, TPX2, CCNB2, IGF2BP2, INHBA, PDCD1LG2, transcript cluster 2526893, and transcript cluster 2526896 in a biological sample (tissue or bodyfluid) originating from said human individual; establishing up regulation of expression of said one or more genes as compared to expression of said respective one or more genes in a sample originating from said human individual not comprising tumour cells or tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Franciscus Petrus SMIT, Daphne HESSELS, Jacobus A. SCHALKEN
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Publication number: 20150017640Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for in vitro establishing, or diagnosing, high grade or low grade prostate cancer in a sample, preferably from a readily obtainable sample such as an urine, a prostatic fluid or ejaculate sample or a processed, or derived sample thereof, originating from human individual suspected of suffering from prostate cancer using expression level analysis of a combination of two, or three molecular markers for prostate cancer selected from DLX1, HOXC6 and HOXD10. The present invention further relates to the use in expression level analysis of these combined markers for in vitro establishing high grade or low grade prostate cancer and to a kit of parts providing expression analysis of combinations of the present molecular markers for establishing high grade or low grade prostate cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2012Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels
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Publication number: 20140106363Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing prostate cancer and especially diagnosing LG, i.e., individuals with good prognosis; HG, i.e., individuals with poor prognosis of primary tumour; PrCa Met, i.e., individuals with poor prognosis and metastasis; and CRPC, i.e., individuals with poor prognosis suffering from aggressive localized disease. Specifically, the present invention relates to method for establishing the presence, or absence, of prostate cancer in a human individual comprising: a) determining the expression of HOXC4 in a sample originating from said human individual; b) establishing up, or down, regulation of expression of HOXC4 as compared to expression of HOXC4 in a sample originating from said human individual not comprising prostate tumour cells or prostate tumour tissue, or from an individual not suffering from prostate cancer; and c) establishing the presence, or absence, of prostate cancer based on the established up- or down regulation of HOXC4.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Noviogendix Research B.V.Inventor: Franciscus Petrus Smit
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Publication number: 20140073535Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing prostate cancer and especially diagnosing LG, HG, PrCa Met and CRPC. Specifically, the present invention relates to methods for in vitro diagnosing prostate cancer in a human individual comprising: 1) determining the expression of one or more genes chosen from the group consisting of ACSM1, ALDH3B2, CGREF1, COMP, C19orf48, DLX1, GLYATL1, MS4A8B, NKAIN1, PPFIA2, PTPRT, TDRD1 and/or UGT2B15; and 2) establishing up regulation of expression of said one or more genes as compared to expression of the respective one or more genes in a sample from an individual without prostate cancer thereby providing said diagnosis of prostate cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: March 13, 2014Applicant: NOVIOGENDIX RESEARCH B.V.Inventor: Franciscus Petrus Smit
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Publication number: 20120142553Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for establishing the presence, or absence, of a kidney, or renal, tumour in a human individual suspected of suffering from kidney, or renal, cancer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2010Publication date: June 7, 2012Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
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Publication number: 20120108453Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing prostate cancer and especially diagnosing LG, i.e., individuals with good prognosis; HG, i.e., individuals with poor prognosis of primary tumour; PrCa Met, i.e., individuals with poor prognosis and metastasis; and CRPC, i.e., individuals with poor prognosis suffering from aggressive localized disease.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2009Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: NOVIOGENDIX RESEARCH B.V.Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels, Sander Adriaan Jannink