Patents by Inventor Mien Van HOANG

Mien Van HOANG 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: 20220041677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modified recombinant human MIS protein which has improved cleavage and increased bioactivity and increased potency as compared to wild-type human MIS protein. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods to prevent and treat cancers, such as cancers that express the MIS receptor type II (MISRII) by administering to a subject a composition comprising a recombinant human MIS protein. Another aspect of the present invention relates to methods to lower plasma androgen levels in a subject, and/or for the treatment of a subject with a disease characterized by excess androgen. Another aspect provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits and methods for use comprising a recombinant human MIS protein. Another aspect of the present invention relates to methods to decrease the dose of a chemotherapeutic agent by administering the chemotherapeutic agent with the recombinant MIS protein that lowers the effective dose of the chemotherapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Patricia K. DONAHOE, Demetrios VAVVAS, David PEPIN, Mien Van HOANG
  • Patent number: 11084860
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modified recombinant human MIS protein which has improved cleavage and increased bioactivity and increased potency as compared to wild-type human MIS protein. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods to prevent and treat cancers, such as cancers that express the MIS receptor type II (MISRII) by administering to a subject a composition comprising a recombinant human MIS protein. Another aspect of the present invention relates to methods to lower plasma androgen levels in a subject, and/or for the treatment of a subject with a disease characterized by excess androgen. Another aspect provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits and methods for use comprising a recombinant human MIS protein. Another aspect of the present invention relates to methods to decrease the dose of a chemotherapeutic agent by administering the chemotherapeutic agent with the recombinant MIS protein that lowers the effective dose of the chemotherapeutic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignees: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
    Inventors: Patricia K. Donahoe, Demetrios Vavvas, David Pepin, Mien Van Hoang
  • Publication number: 20190351026
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods to treat a neurodegenerative disease or disorder, e.g., a motor neuron disease in a subject, whereby the subject is administered a recombinant human Mullerian Inhibiting Substance (MIS) protein as disclosed herein, wherein the recombinant human MIS protein comprises a modified Kex cleavage site for increased cleavage. The recombinant human MIS protein can be produced from a pre-proprotein comprising a non-MIS leader sequence or a functional fragment thereof in place of the MIS leader sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicants: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Patricia K. DONAHOE, Demetrios VAVVAS, David PEPIN, Mien Van HOANG, Robert H. BROWN, Guangping GAO
  • Patent number: 10258668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods to treat a neurodegenerative disease or disorder, e.g., a motor neuron disease in a subject, whereby the subject is administered a recombinant human Mullerian Inhibiting Substance (MIS) protein as disclosed herein, wherein the recombinant human MIS protein comprises a modified Kex cleavage site for increased cleavage. The recombinant human MIS protein can be produced from a pre-proprotein comprising a non-MIS leader sequence or a functional fragment thereof in place of the MIS leader sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, University of Massachusetts
    Inventors: Patricia K. Donahoe, Demetrios Vavvas, David Pepin, Mien Van Hoang, Robert H. Brown, Jr., Guangping Gao
  • Publication number: 20160228514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods to treat a neurodegenerative disease or disorder, e.g., a motor neuron disease in a subject, whereby the subject is administered a recombinant human Mullerian Inhibiting Substance (MIS) protein as disclosed herein, wherein the recombinant human MIS protein comprises a modified Kex cleavage site for increased cleavage. The recombinant human MIS protein can be produced from a pre-proprotein comprising a non-MIS leader sequence or a functional fragment thereof in place of the MIS leader sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicants: THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION, MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
    Inventors: Patricia K. DONAHOE, Demetrios VAVVAS, David PEPIN, Mien VAN HOANG, Robert H. BROWN, JR., Guangping GAO
  • Publication number: 20160039898
    Abstract: The present invention relates to modified recombinant human MIS protein which has improved cleavage and increased bioactivity and increased potency as compared to wild-type human MIS protein. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods to prevent and treat cancers, such as cancers that express the MIS receptor type II (MISRII) by administering to a subject a composition comprising a recombinant human MIS protein. Another aspect of the present invention relates to methods to lower plasma androgen levels in a subject, and/or for the treatment of a subject with a disease characterized by excess androgen. Another aspect provides pharmaceutical compositions and kits and methods for use comprising a recombinant human MIS protein. Another aspect of the present invention relates to methods to decrease the dose of a chemotherapeutic agent by administering the chemotherapeutic agent with the recombinant MIS protein that lowers the effective dose of the chemotherapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Patricia K. DONAHOE, Demetrios VAVVAS, David PEPIN, Mien Van HOANG