Patents by Inventor Otmar Herrgott, legal representative

Otmar Herrgott, legal representative 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).

  • Determination of responders to chemotherapy
    Patent number: 7655414
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of determining whether a biological sample comprising human lung cancer cells is sensitive to a combination of an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor and a chemotherapeutic agent by determining the overexpression of a phosphorylated AKT protein and/or a phosphorylated MAPK protein in the biological sample. The invention is also related to methods for deriving a candidate agent or for selecting a composition for inhibiting the progression of lung cancer in a patient wherein a phosphorylated AKT protein and/or a phosphorylated MAPK protein is used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hoffman La-Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Ulrich Brennscheidt, Otmar Herrgott, legal representative, Astrid Heller, Verena Lutz, Joachim Moecks, Carol Ward