Patents by Inventor Ovidu Platica

Ovidu Platica 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).

  • PAR, a novel marker gene for breast and prostate cancers
    Patent number: 7510707
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gene selectively expressed in malignant cells and associated with the development of androgen resistance in prostate cancer. Levels of the gene, termed “PAR” (for Prostate Androgen Regulated), its RNA transcript, and its protein product are all present at increased levels in malignant cells, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer cells. The present invention provides for PAR nucleic acid molecules and proteins, for antibodies that specifically bind to PAR proteins, and to methods for diagnosing and treating cancers that utilize such molecules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: New York University Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
    Inventors: Micsunica Platica, Ovidu Platica, James F. Holland
  • PAR, a novel marker gene for breast and prostate cancers
    Publication number: 20030005471
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a gene selectively expressed in malignant cells and associated with the development of androgen resistance in prostate cancer. Levels of the gene, termed “PAR” (for Prostate Androgen Regulated), its RNA transcript, and its protein product are all present at increased levels in malignant cells, such as breast cancer and prostate cancer cells. The present invention provides for PAR nucleic acid molecules and proteins, for antibodies that specifically bind to PAR proteins, and to methods for diagnosing and treating cancers that utilize such molecules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2002
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Micsunica Platica, Ovidu Platica, James F. Holland