Patents by Inventor Laurie B. Owen-Schaub

Laurie B. Owen-Schaub 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: 7109179
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of tumor suppressor genes in combination with a DNA damaging agent or factor for use in killing cells, and in particular cancerous cells. A tumor suppressor gene, p53, was delivered via a recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene transfer both in vitro and in vivo, in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent. Treated cells underwent apoptosis with specific DNA fragmentation. Direct injection of the p53-adenovirus construct into tumors subcutaneously, followed by intraperitoneal administration of a DNA damaging agent, cisplatin, induced massive apoptotic destruction of the tumors. The invention also provides for the clinical application of a regimen combining gene replacement using replication-deficient wild-type p53 adenovirus and DNA-damaging drugs for treatment of human cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: Board of Regents, the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jack A. Roth, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Elizabeth A. Grimm, Tapas Mukhopadhyay, Wei-Wei Zhang, Laurie B. Owen-Schaub
  • Patent number: 6797702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of tumor suppressor genes in combination with a DNA damaging agent or factor for use in killing cells, and in particular cancerous cells. A tumor suppressor gene, p53, was delivered via a recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene transfer both in vitro and in vivo, in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent. Treated cells underwent apoptosis with specific DNA fragmentation. Direct injection of the p53-adenovirus construct into tumors subcutaneously, followed by intraperitoneal administration of a DNA damaging agent, cisplatin, induced massive apoptotic destruction of the tumors. The invention also provides for the clinical application of a regimen combining gene replacement using replication-deficient wild-type p53 adenovirus and DNA-damaging drugs for treatment of human cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jack A. Roth, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Elizabeth A. Grimm, Tapas Mukhopadhyay, Wei-Wei Zhang, Laurie B. Owen-Schaub
  • Patent number: 6069134
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of tumor suppressor genes in combination with a DNA damaging agent or factor for use in killing cells, and in particular cancerous cells. A tumor suppressor gene, p53, was delivered via a recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene transfer both in vitro and in vivo, in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent. Treated cells underwent apoptosis with specific DNA fragmentation. Direct injection of the p53-adenovirus construct into tumors subcutaneously, followed by intraperitoneal administration of a DNA damaging agent, cisplatin, induced massive apoptotic destruction of the tumors. The invention also provides for the clinical application of a regimen combining gene replacement using replication-deficient wild-type p53 adenovirus and DNA-damaging drugs for treatment of human cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jack A. Roth, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Elizabeth A. Grimm, Tapas Mukhopadhyay, Wei-Wei Zhang, Laurie B. Owen-Schaub
  • Patent number: 5747469
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of tumor suppressor genes in combination with a DNA damaging agent or factor for use in killing cells, and in particular cancerous cells. A tumor suppressor gene, p53, was delivered via a recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene transfer both in vitro and in vivo, in combination with a chemotherapeutic agent. Treated cells underwent apoptosis with specific DNA fragmentation. Direct injection of the p53-adenovirus construct into tumors subcutaneously, followed by intraperitoneal administration of a DNA damaging agent, cisplatin, induced massive apoptotic destruction of the tumors. The invention also provides for the clinical application of a regimen combining gene replacement using replication-deficient wild-type p53 adenovirus and DNA-damaging drugs for treatment of human cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
    Inventors: Jack A. Roth, Toshiyoshi Fujiwara, Elizabeth A. Grimm, Tapas Mukhopadhyay, Wei-Wei Zhang, Laurie B. Owen-Schaub