Patents by Inventor Jean C. SHIH

Jean C. SHIH 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).

  • Patent number: 10561663
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method for treating brain cancer are provided. The method includes administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds that include moclobemide, clorgyline, clorgyline's Near-infra-red dye Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (NMI), and MHI 148-clorgyline, and their salt thereof. The composition and method are particularly effective in reducing the size of glioblastomas that are temozolomide (TMZ) resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Jean C. Shih, Florence M. Hofman, Thomas C. Chen
  • Publication number: 20180360843
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method for treating brain cancer are provided. The method includes administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds that include moclobemide, clorgyline, clorgyline's Near-infra-red dye Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (NMI), and MHI 148-clorgyline, and their salt thereof. The composition and method are particularly effective in reducing the size of glioblastomas that are temozolomide (TMZ) resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Jean C. Shih, Florence M. Hoffman, Thomas C. Chen
  • Patent number: 10125099
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method for treating brain cancer are provided. The method includes administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds that include moclobemide, clorgyline, clorgyline's Near-infra-red dye Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (NMI), and MHI 148-clorgyline, and their salt thereof. The composition and method are particularly effective in reducing the size of glioblastomas that are temozolomide (TMZ) resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: University of Southern California
    Inventors: Jean C. Shih, Florence M. Hoffman, Thomas C. Chen
  • Publication number: 20180185303
    Abstract: A mechanism of monoamine oxidases (MAOs) driven epithelium-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating cancer by inhibiting or suppressing MAOs in cancer cells. Novel MAOs inhibitors, such as small molecules, siRNA, shRNA, antisense oligonucleotides, aptamers, decoys, and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating cancer by disrupting the workings of MAOs are provided. In particular, a class of conjugates formed by covalently conjugating near infrared dye 783, IR-780, and MHI-148 to a MAO inhibitor, such as clorgyline, with and without encapsulation it in a nanoparticle is provided. Other aspects of the invention include methods for forming the nano-conjugates, method for monitoring treatment progress in a cancer patient by monitoring the changes in MAO activity, methods for screening patients who are at risk of cancer or differentiating different forms of cancer by assaying the level and location of MAO activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jean C. SHIH, Leland CHUNG, Haiyen E. ZHAU, Boyang Jason WU, Bogdan Z. OLENYUK
  • Publication number: 20180177786
    Abstract: A method of treating prostate cancer in a subject with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer is provided. The method includes administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition that includes phenelzine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Jean C. SHIH
  • Patent number: 9771625
    Abstract: A mechanism of monoamine oxidases (MAOs) driven epithelium-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating cancer by inhibiting or suppressing MAOs in cancer cells. Novel MAOs inhibitors, such as small molecules, siRNA, shRNA, antisense oligonucleotides, aptamers, decoys, and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating cancer by disrupting the workings of MAOs are provided. In particular, a class of conjugates formed by covalently conjugating near infrared dye 783, IR-780, and MHI-148 to a MAO inhibitor, such as clorgyline, with and without encapsulation it in a nanoparticle is provided. Other aspects of the invention include methods for forming the nano-conjugates, method for monitoring treatment progress in a cancer patient by monitoring the changes in MAO activity, methods for screening patients who are at risk of cancer or differentiating different forms of cancer by assaying the level and location of MAO activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jean C. Shih, Leland Chung, Haiyen E. Zhau, Boyang Jason Wu, Bogdan Z. Olenyuk
  • Patent number: 9675620
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method for treating brain cancer are provided. The method includes administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds that include moclobemide, clorgyline, clorgyline's Near-infra-red dye Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (NMI), and MHI 148-clorgyline, and their salt thereof. The composition and method are particularly effective in reducing the size of glioblastomas that are temozolomide (TMZ) resistant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jean C. Shih, Florence M. Hofman, Thomas C. Chen
  • Publication number: 20170029371
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method for treating brain cancer are provided. The method includes administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds that include moclobemide, clorgyline, clorgyline's Near-infra-red dye Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (NMI), and MHI 148-clorgyline, and their salt thereof. The composition and method are particularly effective in reducing the size of glioblastomas that are temozolomide (TMZ) resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jean C. Shih, Florence M. Hoffman, Thomas C. Chen
  • Publication number: 20160339034
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method for treating brain cancer are provided. The method includes administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds that include moclobemide, clorgyline, clorgyline's Near-infra-red dye Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (NMI), and MHI 148-clorgyline, and their salt thereof. The composition and method are particularly effective in reducing the size of glioblastomas that are temozolomide (TMZ) resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jean C. Shih, Florence M. Hofman, Thomas C. Chen
  • Publication number: 20150209361
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method for treating brain cancer are provided. The method includes administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of one or more compounds that include moclobemide, clorgyline, clorgyline's Near-infra-red dye Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor (NMI), and MHI 148-clorgyline, and their salt thereof. The composition and method are particularly effective in reducing the size of glioblastomas that are temozolomide (TMZ) resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jean C. Shih, Florence M. Hofman, Thomas C. Chen
  • Publication number: 20130039854
    Abstract: A mechanism of monoamine oxidases (MAOs) driven epithelium-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for treating cancer by inhibiting or suppressing MAOs in cancer cells. Novel MAOs inhibitors, such as small molecules, siRNA, shRNA, antisense oligonucleotides, aptamers, decoys, and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating cancer by disrupting the workings of MAOs are provided. In particular, a class of conjugates formed by covalently conjugating near infrared dye 783, IR-780, and MHI-148 to a MAO inhibitor, such as clorgyline, with and without encapsulation it in a nanoparticle is provided. Other aspects of the invention include methods for forming the nano-conjugates, method for monitoring treatment progress in a cancer patient by monitoring the changes in MAO activity, methods for screening patients who are at risk of cancer or differentiating different forms of cancer by assaying the level and location of MAO activity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Jean C. SHIH, Leland CHUNG, Haiyen E. ZHAU, Boyang Jason WU, Bogdan Z. OLENYUK