Patents by Inventor Minna Tanner

Minna Tanner 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).

  • Identifying subjects suitable for topoisomerase II inhibitor treatment
    Patent number: 6942970
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing and treating cancer, and in particular methods for determining the susceptibility of subjects suspected of having breast cancer (or known to have breast cancer) to treatment with topoisomerase II inhibitors. The present invention also provides in situ hybridization probes for specifically detecting topoII? gene sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Zymed Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Jorma Isola, Minna Tanner, Tero Jarvinen, Zuo-Rong Shi, Rina Wu
  • In situ hybridization probes and cancer therapy diagnostics
    Publication number: 20030134279
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for diagnosing and treating cancer, and in particular methods for determining the susceptibility of subjects suspected of having breast cancer (or known to have breast cancer) to treatment with topoisomerase II inhibitors. The present invention also provides in situ hybridization probes for specifically detecting topoII&agr; gene sequences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2001
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Jorma Isola, Minna Tanner, Tero Jarvinen, Zuo-Rong Shi, Rina Wu