Patents by Inventor Hayley M. McDaid

Hayley M. McDaid 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 for treating neoplasia using combination chemotherapy
    Patent number: 6541509
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an unexpected synergistic combination of known antineoplastic agents which provides unexpectedly greater efficacy than the single agents alone. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of treating neoplasia in a subject in need of treatment, by administering to the subject an amount of paclitaxel effective to treat the neoplasia, in combination with an amount of discodermolide effective to treat the neoplasia, wherein a synergistic antineoplastic effect results. The present invention further provides a synergistic combination of antineoplastic agents, comprising an effective antineoplastic amount of paclitaxel and an effective antineoplastic amount of discodermolide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
    Inventors: Susan B. Horwitz, Hayley M. McDaid, Laura A. Martello
  • Method for treating neoplasia using combination chemotherapy
    Publication number: 20020065234
    Abstract: The present invention concerns an unexpected synergistic combination of known antineoplastic agents which provides unexpectedly greater efficacy than the single agents alone. Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of treating neoplasia in a subject in need of treatment, by administering to the subject an amount of paclitaxel effective to treat the neoplasia, in combination with an amount of discodermolide effective to treat the neoplasia, wherein a synergistic antineoplastic effect results. The present invention further provides a synergistic combination of antineoplastic agents, comprising an effective antineoplastic amount of paclitaxel and an effective antineoplastic amount of discodermolide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Susan B. Horwitz, Hayley M. McDaid, Laura A. Martello