Patents by Inventor Paul Harari

Paul Harari 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).

  • Combined treatment with radiation and an epidermal growth factor receptor kinase inhibitor
    Publication number: 20060084666
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for treating tumors or tumor metastases in a patient, comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of an EGFR kinase inhibitor, combined with treating the patient simultaneously or sequentially with radiation therapy, with or without additional agents or treatments, such as other anti-cancer drugs. A preferred example of an EGFR kinase inhibitor that can be used in practicing this invention is the compound erlitinib HCl (also known as Tarceva™).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Harari, Prakash Chinnaiyan, Shyhmin Huang
  • Radiation treatment planning using conformal avoidance
    Publication number: 20060083349
    Abstract: A treatment planning system for radiation therapy defines avoidance areas of normal tissue rather than solely defining target areas to substantially improve treatment planning speed with comparable accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Paul Harari, Wolfgang Tome, Shiyu Song