Patents by Inventor Lu Shiwei

Lu Shiwei 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).

  • Synthesis of platinum complexes and uses thereof
    Patent number: 6110907
    Abstract: This invention provides novel antitumor demethylcantharidin platinum complexes. This invention also provides a composition comprising at least one of said demethylcantharidin platinum complexes and a suitable carrier. This invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising effective amount of at least one of the said demethylcantharidin platinum complexes and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. This invention provides a method of inhibiting the growth of tumorous cells comprising contacting the cells with an amount of said demethylcantharidin platinum complex effective to inhibit the growth of said tumorous cells. This invention provides a method of inhibiting the growth of tumorous cells in a subject comprising administering to the subject with an amount of the said demethylcantharidin platinum complexes effective to inhibit the growth of said tumorous cells in the subject. Finally, this invention provides methods for producing said demethylcantharidin platinum complexes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignees: Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Inventors: Steve C. F. Au-Yeung, Yee Ping Ho, Lin Ge, Han Xiuwen, Wang Xinning, Lu Shiwei, Jiang Tao