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).

  • Publication number: 20240076743
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: MDxHealth SA
    Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
  • Patent number: 11767563
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: MDxHealth SA
    Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
  • Publication number: 20230151427
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Daphne Hessels, Jacobus A. Schalken
  • Publication number: 20210246515
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels
  • Publication number: 20200165684
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels
  • Publication number: 20190284641
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Daphne Hessels, Jacobus A. Schalken
  • Publication number: 20190211405
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: MDxHealth SA
    Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
  • Patent number: 10329625
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
  • Publication number: 20170145518
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Daphne Hessels, Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
  • Publication number: 20160194724
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: MDxHealth Research B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Daphne Hessels, Jacobus A. Schalken
  • Publication number: 20160017434
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus SMIT, Daphne HESSELS, Jacobus A. SCHALKEN
  • Publication number: 20150017640
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels
  • Publication number: 20140106363
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: Noviogendix Research B.V.
    Inventor: Franciscus Petrus Smit
  • Publication number: 20140073535
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: NOVIOGENDIX RESEARCH B.V.
    Inventor: Franciscus Petrus Smit
  • Publication number: 20120142553
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken
  • Publication number: 20120108453
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: NOVIOGENDIX RESEARCH B.V.
    Inventors: Franciscus Petrus Smit, Jack A. Schalken, Daphne Hessels, Sander Adriaan Jannink