Patents by Inventor So Matsui

So Matsui 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 to prevent tumor recurrence by blockade of tgf-beta
    Publication number: 20060057145
    Abstract: Methods are provided herein to prevent a tumor recurrence in a subject, involving administering to the subject an agent that blocks the TGF-? signaling pathway. In one embodiment, the agent inhibits the immunosuppressive effects of TGF-?. Also provided is a method of enhancing an immune respond in a subject to inhibit recurrence of a tumor by administering an agent which blocks the TGF-? signaling pathway. A method of enhancing the activity of an immune cell to inhibit recurrence of a tumor by contacting a TGF-? receptor-expressing cell with an agent which blocks the TGF-? signaling pathway is also provided, as are methods of screening for an agent that inhibits or measurably reduces the recurrence of a tumor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPT. OF HEALTH
    Inventors: Jay Berzofsky, Masaki Terabe, So Matsui