Patents by Inventor Tai C. Chen

Tai C. Chen 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 prevention and treatment of cancer
    Publication number: 20040087559
    Abstract: Methods for inhibiting, preventing, or treating cancer cell growth are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises the step of administering to a patient an effective amount of a metabolic precursor of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, or an analog or a derivative thereof, to increase levels of the metabolic precursor available to a target cell. In a preferred embodiment, the metabolic precursor is 25-hydroxyvitamin D.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Gary G. Schwartz, Balakrishna L. Lokeshwar, Tai C. Chen, Lyman W. Whitlatch, Michael F. Holick