Patents by Inventor Kandavel Shanmugam

Kandavel Shanmugam 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: 20240046473
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for obtaining a synthetic immunohistochemistry (IHC) image from a histochemically stained image. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to accessing an input image that depicts a tissue section that has been stained with at least one histochemical stain; generating a synthetic image by processing the input image using a trained generator network; and outputting the synthetic image. The synthetic image depicts a tissue section that has been stained with at least one IHC stain that targets a first antigen, and techniques may also include receiving an input that is based on a level of expression of a first antigen from the synthetic image and/or generating, from the synthetic image, a value that is based on a level of expression of the first antigen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Applicants: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., Genentech, Inc.
    Inventors: Xingwei WANG, Auranuch LORSAKUL, Zuo ZHAO, Yao NIE, Hartmut KOEPPEN, Hauke KOLSTER, Kandavel SHANMUGAM
  • Publication number: 20240027463
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230419489
    Abstract: Immune context scores are calculated for tumor tissue samples using continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a quantitative measure of human CD3 or total lymphocyte counts. A continuous scoring function is then applied to a feature vector including the feature metric and at least one additional metric related to an immunological biomarker, the output of which is an immune context score. The immune context score may then be plotted as a function of a diagnostic or treatment metric, such as a prognostic metric (e.g. overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival) or a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, Joerg Bredno, Rebecca C. Bowermaster, Srinivas Chukka, Wen-Wei Liu, Kandavel Shanmugam, Junming Zhu
  • Patent number: 11783478
    Abstract: Immune context scores are calculated for tumor tissue samples using continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a quantitative measure of human CD3 or total lymphocyte counts. A continuous scoring function is then applied to a feature vector including the feature metric and at least one additional metric related to an immunological biomarker, the output of which is an immune context score. The immune context score may then be plotted as a function of a diagnostic or treatment metric, such as a prognostic metric (e.g. overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival) or a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, Joerg Bredno, Rebecca C. Bowermaster, Srinivas Chukka, Wen-Wei Liu, Kandavel Shanmugam, Junming Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230280345
    Abstract: Methods allowing prediction of a response to anti-EGFR therapies are provided, which include histochemical or cytochemical staining methods for staining amphiregulin (AREG) or epiregulin (EREG). Scoring algorithms are provided that may include but are not limited to determining a percent tumor cell positivity for each of EREG and AREG and comparing the determined percent positivity to pre-determined cut offs. The pre-determined cut offs can be either positive cut offs (in which case patients are treated with the EGFR-directed therapy if the percentage is greater than or equal to the cut off), negative cut offs (in which case patients are not treated with the EGFR-directed therapy if the percentage is less than the cut off), or both a positive and negative cut off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: ISAAC YUYU BAI, JENNIFER HELEN BARRETT, FAYE ELLIOTT, WEN-WEI LIU, PHILIP QUIRKE, SUSAN DIANE RICHMAN, JENNIFER FRANCES SELIGMANN, MATTHEW THOMAS SEYMOUR, KANDAVEL SHANMUGAM, SHALINI SINGH, NICHOLAS PAUL WEST, CHRISTOPHER JAMES MICHAEL WILLIAMS, LIPING ZHANG
  • Patent number: 11747339
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20230260116
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting and describing heterogeneity in a cell sample are disclosed herein. A plurality of fields of view (FOV) are generated for one or more areas of interest (AOI) within an image of the cell sample are generated. Hyperspectral or multispectral data from each FOV is organized into an image stack containing one or more z-layers, with each z-layer containing intensity data for a single marker at each pixel in the FOV. A cluster analysis is applied to the image stacks, wherein the clustering algorithm groups pixels having a similar ratio of detectable marker intensity across layers of the z-axis, thereby generating a plurality of clusters having similar expression patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, David Chafin, Karl Garsha, Thomas M. Grogan, Esteban Roberts, Benjamin Stevens, Franklin Ventura, Christophe Chefd'hotel, Kandavel Shanmugam, Joe Gray, Damien Ramunno-Johnson, Tothu Tania Vu, Brian J. Druker, Thomas Jacob
  • Publication number: 20230204585
    Abstract: Methods and systems for predictive measures of anti-EGFR therapy response in wild type RAS/EGFR+ samples, e.g., histochemical staining methods for staining EGFR, AREG, and EREG, digital analysis of stained slides, and scoring algorithms that allow prediction of a response to anti-EGFR therapies. Analysis of the stained slides and scoring algorithms may include but are not limited to: a percent tumor cell positivity, computerized clustering algorithms, area density (e.g., area of tumor positive for one or more markers over total tumor area), average intensity (e.g., computerized methodology measuring average gray scale pixel intensity), average intensity broken down according to membrane, cytoplasmic, or punctate staining patterns), or any other appropriate parameter or combination of parameters. The methods of the present invention allow for resolving spatial expression patterns of the ligands and the receptor to determine what patterns are predictive for response to anti-EGFR therapies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, Joerg Bredno, Brian D. Kelly, Jim F. Martin, Andrea Muranyi, Carlos T. Pineda, Kandavel Shanmugam
  • Patent number: 11663717
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting and describing heterogeneity in a cell sample are disclosed herein. A plurality of fields of view (FOV) are generated for one or more areas of interest (AOI) within an image of the cell sample are generated. Hyperspectral or multispectral data from each FOV is organized into an image stack containing one or more z-layers, with each z-layer containing intensity data for a single marker at each pixel in the FOV. A cluster analysis is applied to the image stacks, wherein the clustering algorithm groups pixels having a similar ratio of detectable marker intensity across layers of the z-axis, thereby generating a plurality of clusters having similar expression patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignees: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, David Chafin, Karl Garsha, Thomas M. Grogan, Esteban Roberts, Benjamin Stevens, Franklin Ventura, Christophe Chefd'hotel, Kandavel Shanmugam, Joe Gray, Damien Ramunno-Johnson, Tothu Tania Vu, Brian J. Druker, Thomas Jacob
  • Publication number: 20220270242
    Abstract: Immune context scores are calculated for tumor tissue samples using continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a quantitative measure of human CD3 or total lymphocyte counts. A continuous scoring function is then applied to a feature vector including the feature metric and at least one additional metric related to an immunological biomarker, the output of which is an immune context score. The immune context score may then be plotted as a function of a diagnostic or treatment metric, such as a prognostic metric (e.g. overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival) or a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, Joerg Bredno, Rebecca C. Bowermaster, Srinivas Chukka, Wen-Wei Liu, Kandavel Shanmugam, Junming Zhu
  • Patent number: 11250566
    Abstract: Immune context scores are calculated for tumor tissue samples using continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a quantitative measure of human CD3 or total lymphocyte counts. A continuous scoring function is then applied to a feature vector including the feature metric and at least one additional metric related to an immunological biomarker, the output of which is an immune context score. The immune context score may then be plotted as a function of a diagnostic or treatment metric, such as a prognostic metric (e.g. overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival) or a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, Joerg Bredno, Rebecca C. Bowermaster, Srinivas Chukka, Wen-Wei Liu, Kandavel Shanmugam, Junming Zhu
  • Publication number: 20210373024
    Abstract: Immune context scores are calculated for stage IV colorectal tumor tissue samples using non-continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a density of human CD8+ cells in a region of interest including a tumor core to generate an immune context score. The immune context score can then be used as a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Kandavel SHANMUGAM, Frank A. SINICROPE
  • Publication number: 20210279870
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting and describing heterogeneity in a cell sample are disclosed herein. A plurality of fields of view (FOV) are generated for one or more areas of interest (AOI) within an image of the cell sample are generated. Hyperspectral or multispectral data from each FOV is organized into an image stack containing one or more z-layers, with each z-layer containing intensity data for a single marker at each pixel in the FOV. A cluster analysis is applied to the image stacks, wherein the clustering algorithm groups pixels having a similar ratio of detectable marker intensity across layers of the z-axis, thereby generating a plurality of clusters having similar expression patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, David Chafin, Karl Garsha, Thomas M. Grogan, Esteban Roberts, Benjamin Stevens, Franklin Ventura, Christophe Chefd'hotel, Kandavel Shanmugam, Joe Gray, Damien Ramunno-Johnson, Tothu Tania Vu, Brian J. Druker, Thomas Jacob
  • Patent number: 11049247
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting and describing heterogeneity in a cell sample are disclosed herein. A plurality of fields of view (FOV) are generated for one or more areas of interest (AOI) within an image of the cell sample are generated. Hyperspectral or multispectral data from each FOV is organized into an image stack containing one or more z-layers, with each z-layer containing intensity data for a single marker at each pixel in the FOV. A cluster analysis is applied to the image stacks, wherein the clustering algorithm groups pixels having a similar ratio of detectable marker intensity across layers of the z-axis, thereby generating a plurality of clusters having similar expression patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, David Chafin, Karl Garsha, Thomas M. Grogan, Esteban Roberts, Benjamin Stevens, Franklin Ventura, Christophe Chefd'hotel, Kandavel Shanmugam, Joe Gray, Damien Ramunno-Johnson, Tothu Tania Vu, Brian J. Druker, Thomas Jacob
  • Publication number: 20210063403
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Patent number: 10852304
    Abstract: The invention provides anti-human pro-epiregulin and anti-human amphiregulin antibodies and methods of using the same. Anti-EREG antibodies raised against amino acids 148-169 and 156-169 of the human EREG protein, and anti-AREG antibodies raised against amino acids 238-252 of the human AREG protein are disclosed. Methods of using these antibodies to detect EREG and AREG and kits and other products for performing such methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Fernando Jose Rebelo do Couto, Zhiming Liao, Andrea Muranyi, Kandavel Shanmugam, Shalini Singh, Yifei Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200355688
    Abstract: Immune context scores are calculated for stage III colorectal tumor tissue samples using continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a density of human CD3+ cells in a region of interest including an invasive margin. A continuous scoring function is then applied to a feature vector, the output of which is an immune context score. The immune context score may then be plotted as a function of a diagnostic or treatment metric, such as a prognostic metric (e.g. overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival) or a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Kandavel SHANMUGAM, Frank A. Sinicrope
  • Publication number: 20200234442
    Abstract: Immune context scores are calculated for tumor tissue samples using continuous scoring functions. Feature metrics for at least one immune cell marker are calculated for a region or regions of interest, the feature metrics including at least a quantitative measure of human CD3 or total lymphocyte counts. A continuous scoring function is then applied to a feature vector including the feature metric and at least one additional metric related to an immunological biomarker, the output of which is an immune context score. The immune context score may then be plotted as a function of a diagnostic or treatment metric, such as a prognostic metric (e.g. overall survival, disease-specific survival, progression-free survival) or a predictive metric (e.g. likelihood of response to a particular treatment course). The immune context score may then be incorporated into diagnostic and/or treatment decisions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, Joerg Bredno, Rebecca C. Bowermaster, Srinivas Chukka, Wen-Wei Liu, Kandavel Shanmugam, Junming Zhu
  • Publication number: 20200219256
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting and describing heterogeneity in a cell sample are disclosed herein. A plurality of fields of view (FOV) are generated for one or more areas of interest (AOI) within an image of the cell sample are generated. Hyperspectral or multispectral data from each FOV is organized into an image stack containing one or more z-layers, with each z-layer containing intensity data for a single marker at each pixel in the FOV. A cluster analysis is applied to the image stacks, wherein the clustering algorithm groups pixels having a similar ratio of detectable marker intensity across layers of the z-axis, thereby generating a plurality of clusters having similar expression patterns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, David Chafin, Karl Garsha, Thomas M. Grogan, Esteban Roberts, Benjamin Stevens, Franklin Ventura, Christophe Chefd'hotel, Kandavel Shanmugam, Joe Gray, Damien Ramunno-Johnson, Tothu Tania Vu, Brian J. Druker, Thomas Jacob
  • Patent number: 10664967
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for detecting and describing heterogeneity in a cell sample are disclosed herein. A plurality of fields of view (FOV) are generated for one or more areas of interest (AOI) within an image of the cell sample are generated. Hyperspectral or multispectral data from each FOV is organized into an image stack containing one or more z-layers, with each z-layer containing intensity data for a single marker at each pixel in the FOV. A cluster analysis is applied to the image stacks, wherein the clustering algorithm groups pixels having a similar ratio of detectable marker intensity across layers of the z-axis, thereby generating a plurality of clusters having similar expression patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignees: VENTANA MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., OREGON HELATH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Michael Barnes, David Chafin, Karl Garsha, Thomas M. Grogan, Esteban Roberts, Benjamin Stevens, Franklin Ventura, Christophe Chefd'hotel, Kandavel Shanmugam, Joe Gray, Damien Ramunno-Johnson, Tania Vu, Brian J. Druker, Thomas Jacob