Patents by Inventor Rina Esashi

Rina Esashi 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).

  • Colon cancer metastasis inhibitor
    Patent number: 7297779
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for inhibiting metastasis of colorectal cancer and a method for inhibiting metastasis of colorectal cancer, which inhibit the function of Asef (i.e., binding activity to the APC gene product or guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity) that binds to the gene product of the tumor suppressor gene APC that plays an important role in tumorigenesis and in developmental processes, and/or inhibit the expression of the Asef gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsu Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kawasaki, Rina Esashi
  • Colon cancer metastasis inhibitor
    Publication number: 20060067919
    Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for inhibiting metastasis of colorectal cancer and a method for inhibiting metastasis of colorectal cancer, which inhibit the function of Asef (i.e., binding activity to the APC gene product or guanine nucleotide exchange factor activity) that binds to the gene product of the tumor suppressor gene APC that plays an important role in tumorigenesis and in developmental processes, and/or inhibit the expression of the Asef gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Inventors: Tetsu Akiyama, Yoshihiro Kawasaki, Rina Esashi