Patents by Inventor Mitchell Paul Levesque

Mitchell Paul Levesque 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).

  • Means and methods for identifying a patient having a BRAF-positive cancer as a non-responder to a BRAF inhibitor as a responder to an MAPK/ERK inhibitor
    Publication number: 20190194757
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of diagnostics, in particular, cancer diagnostics. More specifically, it relates to a method for identifying whether a subject suffering from a BRAF-positive cancer is a non-responder to a BRAF inhibitor, or not, and/or is a responder to an MAPK/ERK inhibitor, a method for diagnosing cancer, a method for assessing responsiveness to targeted therapy in a subject and a method for assessing cancer in a subject. Moreover, contemplated by the invention are a kit and a device for diagnosing cancer. Further, the invention relates to a MAPK/ERK inhibitor for use in treating a subject suffering from a BRAF-positive cancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Mitchell Paul Levesque, Reinhard Dummer, Daniel Widmer, Marieke Ineke Geertje Raaijmakers