Patents by Inventor Raoul Coombes

Raoul Coombes 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).

  • Methods based on hormone dependency of primary cancer cells
    Publication number: 20050100888
    Abstract: A method for providing information for deciding on a therapeutic strategy for a patient, comprising the step of assessing the activity of a transcription factor in a cell or cells from the patient, comprising the steps of (1) exposing the cell or cells to a recombinant viral vector comprising a reporter gene which comprises a promoter under the control of the transcription factor (transcription factor-dependent promoter); and (2) assessing the expression of the reporter gene in the said cell or cells. A method for characterising the hormone dependency of a primary cancer cell or cells, comprising the steps of (1) exposing the cell or cells to a recombinant viral vector comprising a reporter gene which comprises a hormone-dependent promoter; and (2) assessing the expression of the reporter gene in the said cell or cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: Imperial College Innovations Limited
    Inventors: Raoul Coombes, Brian Foxwell