Patents by Inventor Robert E. Wittes

Robert E. Wittes 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).

  • Taxol treatment of cancer
    Patent number: RE40839
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of treatment for a patient with cancer. In particular, it is a method of treating patients having lymphomas and breast cancer using the microtubule agent, Taxol. The present method of administration, serves to prevent or retard the adverse side effects associated with Taxol and reduces the chances of a patient developing mdr Taxol resistance. The novel method of treatment provides a low-dose, long-term exposure to Taxol in a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Wyndham Wilson, Robert E. Wittes, Antonio Tito Fojo, Susan Bates