Patents by Inventor Masato MORIKAWA

Masato MORIKAWA 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).

  • THERAPEUTIC AND PROPHYLACTIC AGENT FOR GLIOMA, BRAIN TUMOR MALIGNANCY MARKER, BRAIN TUMOR PROGNOSTIC MARKER, METHOD FOR DETERMINING MALIGNANCY AND PROGNOSIS OF BRAIN TUMOR AND ANTIBODY INHIBITING TUMOR PROLIFERATION
    Publication number: 20220105122
    Abstract: A novel agent is for treating or preventing a glioma. A marker for malignancy of a brain tumor and a prognostic marker for a brain tumor can be used in a method for determining malignancy of a brain tumor and a method for determining a prognosis for a brain tumor patient. The agent for treating or preventing a glioma can include an HVEM inhibitor as an active ingredient. The marker for malignancy of a brain tumor and the prognostic marker for a brain tumor can each include an HVEM protein or an HVEM gene. The method for determining malignancy of a brain tumor and the method for determining a prognosis for a brain tumor patient can each include measuring an HVEM expression amount in a biological sample of a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: Kohei MIYAZONO, Ryo TANABE, Masato MORIKAWA, Carl-Henrik HELDIN, Bengt WESTERMARK, Koji TAMADA