Patents by Inventor THARAKNATH RAO

THARAKNATH RAO 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).

  • BIOLOGICAL MARKERS PREDICTIVE OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS RESPONSE TO B-CELL ANTAGONISTS
    Publication number: 20090204489
    Abstract: Methods and assays examining expression of one or more biomarkers in a sample are provided for predicting or indicating the effectiveness of treatment of a rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient with a B-cell antagonist. Methods are provided for identifying patients whose RA is likely to be responsive to anti-RA therapy using a B-cell-antagonist. Methods for treating such patients with B-cell antagonists that incorporate the above methodology are also provided. Further provided are kits and articles of manufacture useful for such methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: GENENTECH, INC.
    Inventors: TIMOTHY BEHRENS, THARAKNATH RAO