Patents by Inventor Kideok Jin

Kideok Jin 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).

  • Compositions and methods for treatment of tamoxifen resistant breast cancer
    Patent number: 9062308
    Abstract: The inventors found that the gene, HOXB7, was frequently overexpressed in breast cancer, and is a major upstream regulator of events leading to tamoxifen resistance. The present invention provides double-stranded short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules that targets the HOXB7 gene in cells, and also provides methods of use of this siNA molecule for methods of screening, diagnosis and prediction of treatment outcomes as well as treatment of cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Saraswati Sukumar, Kideok Jin
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF TAMOXIFEN RESISTANT BREAST CANCER
    Publication number: 20140171483
    Abstract: The inventors found that the gene, HOXB7, was frequently overexpressed in breast cancer, and is a major upstream regulator of events leading to tamoxifen resistance. The present invention provides double-stranded short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules that targets the HOXB7 gene in cells, and also provides methods of use of this siNA molecule for methods of screening, diagnosis and prediction of treatment outcomes as well as treatment of cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Saraswati Sukumar, Kideok Jin