Patents by Inventor Shiyo Nishida

Shiyo Nishida 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 for damaging cells using effector functions of anti-EphA4 antibodies
    Patent number: 8003098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of cytoxicity based on the effector function of anti-EphA4 antibodies. Specifically, the present invention provides methods and pharmaceutical compositions that comprise an anti-EphA4 antibody as an active ingredient for damaging EphA4-expressing cells using antibody effector function. Since EphA4 is strongly expressed in pancreatic cancer cells, the present invention is particularly useful in pancreatic cancer therapies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Oncotherapy Science, Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Nakatsuru, Megumi Yoshikawa, Shinichi Hiroshima, Yoshiro Kishi, Motoki Kuhara, Shiyo Nishida, Midori Shinohara