Patents by Inventor Shin-ichi Funahshi

Shin-ichi Funahshi 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).

  • Cancer diagnosis and treatment of cancer using anti-robo 1 antibody
    Patent number: 8940488
    Abstract: A method for diagnosing cancer comprising detecting ROBO1 protein is disclosed. In addition, a method for treating a disease caused by abnormal cell growth comprising administrating an antibody that binds to ROBO1, as well as a pharmaceutical composition, a cell growth inhibitor and an anticancer agent comprising an antibody that binds to ROBO1 as an active ingredient are disclosed. Further, a method for inducing cell damages in a ROBO1 expressing cell and a method for inhibiting the growth of a ROBO1 expressing cell by bringing a ROBO1 expressing cell into contact with an antibody that binds to ROBO1, are disclosed. Furthermore, a method for monitoring progression of hepatitis by detecting ROBO1 protein is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignees: Perseus Proteomics Inc., Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Aburatani, Yoshitaka Hippo, Akira Watanabe, Masashi Fukayama, Yukio Ito, Masahiro Arai, Hirotaka Ito, Toshihiko Ohtomo, Shin-ichi Funahshi, Yasuko Kinoshita