Patents by Inventor Minoru Kitago

Minoru Kitago 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).

  • Patent number: 11867697
    Abstract: A pancreatic cancer detection method is provided, including: (a) bringing extracellular vesicles, which are in a body fluid sample derived from a subject into contact with one or more kinds of lectins; (b) measuring an amount of the extracellular vesicles bound to the one or more kinds of lectins after (a); and (c) evaluating the presence of pancreatic cancer in the subject based on the amount of the extracellular vesicles measured in (b). In addition, a pancreatic cancer detection kit is provided, including: a solid-phase carrier on which one or more kinds of lectins are immobilized; and an antibody specifically binding to a pan-extracellular vesicle membrane protein or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: JVCKENWOOD CORPORATION, KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Makoto Itonaga, Masayuki Ono, Takahiro Yokose, Atsushi Matsuda, Yasuaki Kabe, Sachiko Matsuda, Miwa Hirai, Minoru Kitago
  • Publication number: 20220065858
    Abstract: A pancreatic cancer detection method is provided, including: (a) bringing extracellular vesicles, which are in a body fluid sample derived from a subject into contact with one or more kinds of lectins; (b) measuring an amount of the extracellular vesicles bound to the one or more kinds of lectins after (a); and (c) evaluating the presence of pancreatic cancer in the subject based on the amount of the extracellular vesicles measured in (b). In addition, a pancreatic cancer detection kit is provided, including: a solid-phase carrier on which one or more kinds of lectins are immobilized; and an antibody specifically binding to a pan-extracellular vesicle membrane protein or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Makoto ITONAGA, Masayuki ONO, Takahiro YOKOSE, Atsushi MATSUDA, Yasuaki KABE, Sachiko MATSUDA, Miwa HIRAI, Minoru KITAGO
  • Publication number: 20120148561
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment based on the expression or activity levels of RUNX3 and miR-532-5p. Also disclosed is a method of reducing the inhibition of RUNX3 by miR-532-5p with an agent that interferes with the interaction between RUNX3 and miR-532-5p transcripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Dave S.B. Hoon, Minoru Kitago
  • Publication number: 20110159509
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment based on the expression or activity levels of RUNX3 and miR-532-5p. Also disclosed is a method of reducing the inhibition of RUNX3 by miR-532-5p with an agent that interferes with the interaction between RUNX3 and miR-532-5p transcripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Dave S.B. Hoon, Minoru Kitago
  • Publication number: 20110158975
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment based on the expression or activity levels of RUNX3 and miR-532-5p. Also disclosed is a method of reducing the inhibition of RUNX3 by miR-532-5p with an agent that interferes with the interaction between RUNX3 and miR-532-5p transcripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Dave S.B. Hoon, Minoru Kitago
  • Publication number: 20110124004
    Abstract: HMW-MAA antibody cocktails and their uses in detecting cancer and isolating cancer cells are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of detecting cancer based on the presence of an HMW-MAA genomic sequence in circulating DNA, as well as the increased expression of the HMW-MAA gene and the reduced methylation of the HMW-MAA gene promoter in tissues and circulating cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Dave S.B. Hoon, Soldano Ferrone, Minoru Kitago, Yasufumi Goto
  • Publication number: 20110124007
    Abstract: HMW-MAA antibody cocktails and their uses in detecting cancer and isolating cancer cells are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of detecting cancer based on the presence of an HMW-MAA genomic sequence in circulating DNA, as well as the increased expression of the HMW-MAA gene and the reduced methylation of the HMW-MAA gene promoter in tissues and circulating cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Dave S.B. Hoon, Soldano Ferrone, Minoru Kitago, Yasufumi Goto
  • Publication number: 20100227319
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods for cancer diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment based on the expression or activity levels of RUNX3 and miR-532-5p. Also disclosed is a method of reducing the inhibition of RUNX3 by miR-532-5p with an agent that interferes with the interaction between RUNX3 and miR-532-5p transcripts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: John Wayne Cancer Institute
    Inventors: Dave S.B. Hoon, Minoru Kitago
  • Publication number: 20080076727
    Abstract: HMW-MAA antibody cocktails and their uses in detecting cancer and isolating cancer cells are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of detecting cancer based on the presence of an HMW-MAA genomic sequence in circulating DNA, as well as the increased expression of the HMW-MAA gene and the reduced methylation of the HMW-MAA gene promoter in tissues and circulating cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: John Wayne Cancer Institute
    Inventors: Dave Hoon, Soldano Ferrone, Minoru Kitago, Yasufumi Goto