Patents by Inventor Junmei Cairns

Junmei Cairns 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: 10815534
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials for treating cancer (e.g., estrogen receptor positive breast cancer). For example, methods and materials for identifying a mammal (e.g., a human) with cancer (e.g., estrogen receptor positive breast cancer) as having A?G variant genotype of rs6990851 and/or as having an elevated level of CSMD1 nucleic acid expression and administering one or more aromatase inhibitors (e.g., anastrozole) to treat the mammal identified as having such genotype and/or elevated level are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Tanda T. Dudenkov, Liewei Wang, James N. Ingle, Richard M. Weinshilboum, Junmei Cairns
  • Publication number: 20190194761
    Abstract: This document provides methods and materials for treating cancer (e.g., estrogen receptor positive breast cancer). For example, methods and materials for identifying a mammal (e.g., a human) with cancer (e.g., estrogen receptor positive breast cancer) as having A?G variant genotype of rs6990851 and/or as having an elevated level of CSMD1 nucleic acid expression and administering one or more aromatase inhibitors (e.g., anastrozole) to treat the mammal identified as having such genotype and/or elevated level are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    Inventors: Tanda T. Dudenkov, Liewei Wang, James N. Ingle, Richard M. Weinshilboum, Junmei Cairns