Patents by Inventor Siao-Yi Wang

Siao-Yi Wang 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 and systems for determining a likelihood of adverse prostate cancer pathology
    Patent number: 9790557
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods that find use in determining a likelihood of adverse prostate cancer pathology in a subject. The methods generally involve detection of one or more diagnostic microRNAs (miRNAs), such as mir-19a, mir-19b, mir-519c-5p, and/or mir-345 in a biological sample from the subject, such as blood or blood product. The detection of one or more such diagnostic miRNAs can be used to determine a likelihood of adverse prostate cancer pathology in a subject. The methods of the present disclosure also find use in facilitating treatment decisions for a subject. Also provided are devices, systems, and kits that may be used in practicing methods of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Robert Hector Blelloch, Siao-Yi Wang
  • Methods and Systems for Determining a Likelihood of Adverse Prostate Cancer Pathology
    Publication number: 20150211077
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods that find use in determining a likelihood of adverse prostate cancer pathology in a subject. The methods generally involve detection of one or more diagnostic microRNAs (miRNAs), such as mir-19a, mir-19b, mir-519c-5p, and/or mir-345 in a biological sample from the subject, such as blood or blood product. The detection of one or more such diagnostic miRNAs can be used to determine a likelihood of adverse prostate cancer pathology in a subject. The methods of the present disclosure also find use in facilitating treatment decisions for a subject. Also provided are devices, systems, and kits that may be used in practicing methods of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Hector Blelloch, Siao-Yi Wang