Patents by Inventor Mark D. Savellano

Mark D. Savellano 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).

  • Photoimmunotherapies for cancer using combination therapies
    Patent number: 7498029
    Abstract: The present invention relates to photosensitizer immunoconjugate compositions and combination therapies for use in cancer related photodynamic treatments and diagnostic methods. Photosensitizer immunoconjugates comprising a photosensitizer conjugated to a tumor-specific and/or tumoricidial antibody and processes for the preparation thereof are described. The use of photosensitizer immunoconjugates (PICs) offers improved photosensitizer delivery specificity for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Combination therapies to co-localize activated photosensitizer compounds and tumoricidal antibodies in tumor tissues are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Tayyaba Hasan, Mark D. Savellano, Mihaela Skobe
  • Photoimmunotherapies for cancer using photosensitizer immunoconjugates and combination therapies
    Publication number: 20020197262
    Abstract: The present invention relates to photosensitizer immunoconjugate compositions and combination therapies for use in cancer related photodynamic treatments and diagnostic methods. Photosensitizer immunoconjugates comprising a photosensitizer conjugated to a tumor-specific and/or tumoricidial antibody and processes for the preparation thereof are described. The use of photosensitizer immunoconjugates (PICs) offers improved photosensitizer delivery specificity for diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Combination therapies to co-localize activated photosensitizer compounds and tumoricidal antibodies in tumor tissues are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2002
    Publication date: December 26, 2002
    Inventors: Tayyaba Hasan, Mark D. Savellano, Mihaela Skobe