Patents by Inventor Maral POURGHIASIAN

Maral POURGHIASIAN 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 imaging cancer
    Patent number: 10150804
    Abstract: Somatostatin derivative compounds of general formula (I) that may be readily labelled with the isotope fluorine-18 and that have affinity and selectivity for cellular somatostatin receptors are provided. The labelled compounds are useful clinically as radioactive tracers in various in vivo imaging applications (for example, using positron emission tomography (PET) and related techniques) to detect somatostatin-expressing cells and tissues, including tumors, or as therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignees: BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY BRANCH, THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY LIAISON OFFICE
    Inventors: Francois Benard, Kuo-Shyan Lin, David Perrin, Zhibo Liu, Maral Pourghiasian
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING CANCER
    Publication number: 20160333068
    Abstract: Somatostatin derivative compounds of general formula (I) that may be readily labelled with the isotope fluorine-18 and that have affinity and selectivity for cellular somatostatin receptors are provided. The labelled compounds are useful clinically as radioactive tracers in various in vivo imaging applications (for example, using positron emission tomography (PET) and related techniques) to detect somatostatin-expressing cells and tissues, including tumours, or as therapeutic agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY BRANCH
    Inventors: Francois BENARD, Kuo-Shyan LIN, David PERRIN, Zhibo LIU, Maral POURGHIASIAN