Patents by Inventor Rosa Azhari

Rosa Azhari 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).

  • Controlled release of pharmaceutically active substances for immunotherapy
    Patent number: 6193970
    Abstract: A method of stimulating a systemic immune response to a tumor cell or antigen associated with a pathogen by administering a mixture of a controlled release vehicle containing an immunopotentiating agent and antigen is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Drew Pardoll, Rosa Azhari, Kam W. Leong, Paul K Golumbe, Elizabeth Jaffee, Hyam Levitsky, Audrey Lazenby
  • Controlled release of pharmaceutically active substances for immunotherapy
    Patent number: 5861159
    Abstract: A method of stimulating a systemic immune response to a tumor cell or antigen associated with a pathogen by administering a mixture of a controlled release vehicle containing an immunopotentiating agent and antigen is described. The method of the invention provides sustained release of therapeutic compounds to allow a host immune system to ameliorate local as well as metastatic tumors in the host. The immunopotentiating agent is typically a cytokine such as tumor necrosis factor, GM-CSF, interleukin or interferon, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 19, 1999
    Assignee: The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Inventors: Drew Pardoll, Rosa Azhari, Kam W. Leong, Paul Golumbek, Elizabeth Jaffee, Hyam Levitsky, Audrey Lazenby