Patents by Inventor Phuongmai Nguyen

Phuongmai Nguyen 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).

  • USE OF Mx GTPASES IN THE PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER
    Publication number: 20070275401
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of reducing cancer progression comprising administering a Mx polypeptide or Mx-encoding nucleic acid to a host, such that the growth rate of the cancer cells is reduced, the metastatic potential of the cancer cells is reduced, or both. The invention also provides a method of assessing the metastatic potential of a cancer comprising (a) obtaining a sample of the cancer, (b) determining the level of Mx, Mx-nucleic acid, or both in the sample, and (c) comparing the level of Mx, Mx-encoding nucleic acid, or both with a control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEP
    Inventors: J. Frederic Mushinski, Jane Trepel, Michel Horisberger, Phuongmai Nguyen, Chand Khanna
  • Use of mx gtpases in the prognosis and treatment of cancer
    Publication number: 20040209800
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of reducing cancer progression comprising administering a Mx polypeptide or Mx-encoding nucleic acid to a host, such that the growth rate of the cancer cells is reduced, the metastatic potential of the cancer cells is reduced, or both. The invention also provides a method of assessing the metastatic potential of a cancer comprising (a) obtaining a sample of the cancer, (b) determining the level of Mx, Mx-nucleic acid, or both in the sample, and (c) comparing the level of Mx, Mx-encoding nucleic acid, or both with a control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: J. Frederic Mushinski, Jane B. Trepel, Michel Andre Horisberger, Phuongmai Nguyen, Chand Khanna