Patents by Inventor Ilan Shimon

Ilan Shimon 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 of treating hyperprolactinemia and prolactinomas
    Patent number: 5972893
    Abstract: A method of treating hyperprolactinemia in an animal, including a human, administers one or more somatostatin type-5 receptor agonist(s) to, for example, lower abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood of the animal. A method of treating a subject, including a human, afflicted by a prolactinoma, administers one or more type-5 receptor selective agonist(s) to, for example, lower prolactin secretion and/or decrease tumor size in the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Inventors: Shlomo Melmed, Ilan Shimon, Michael D. Culler