Patents by Inventor Michal Mego

Michal Mego 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).

  • QUANTITATIVE RT-PCR DETECTION FOR GENES INVOLVED IN EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD OF CANCER PATIENTS
    Publication number: 20120329061
    Abstract: An assay and associated methodologies for detection of breast cancer are described. Circulating tumor cells (“CTCs”) undergo epithelial mesenchymal transition (“EMT”) prior to entering circulation, resulting in the loss of epithelial markers. These CTCs and EMT-related gene transcripts in the peripheral blood of patients are tested by quantitative RT-PCR to detect and diagnose breast cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2011
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Michal Mego, Sendurai Mani, Massimo Cristofanilli, Naoto T. Ueno, James M. Reuben