Patents by Inventor Luca Cucullo

Luca Cucullo 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: 20230382850
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition and method for a therapeutic treatment that is able to combat triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs). The class of urea compounds acts by blocking at inhibiting the mTOR signaling pathway, which, as a central regulator of mammalian metabolism and physiology that when inhibited leads to the induction of autophagocytosis. The disclosed compounds are further capable of reinitiating the p53 cycle as well as inhibition of the BNIP3/BNIP3L pathway. The disclosed compounds also shows the ability to cross the blood-brain-barrier where metastases can form. This new drug has the potential to be a powerful new treatment to combat invasive TNBCs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
    Inventors: Nadezhda German, Ruwein Zhang, Wei Wang, Constantinos Mikelis, Luca Cucullo
  • Publication number: 20210309607
    Abstract: Disclosed is a composition and method for a therapeutic treatment that is able to combat triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs). The class of urea compounds acts by blocking at inhibiting the mTOR signaling pathway, which, as a central regulator of mammalian metabolism and physiology that when inhibited leads to the induction of autophagocytosis. The disclosed compounds are further capable of reinitiating the p53 cycle as well as inhibition of the BNIP3/BNIP3L pathway. The disclosed compounds also shows the ability to cross the blood-brain-barrier where metastases can form. This new drug has the potential to be a powerful new treatment to combat invasive TNBCs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Texas Tech University System
    Inventors: Nadezhda German, Ruwein Zhang, Wei Wang, Constantinos Mikelis, Luca Cucullo