Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Sayers

Thomas J. Sayers 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).

  • 17-BETA-HYDROXYWITHANOLIDES AND USE THEREOF IN TREATING CANCER
    Publication number: 20210047363
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds suitable for enhancing cancer treatment, for example, a compound of formula (I): (I) wherein R1 is as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing the response of cancer cells in a mammal to treatment with an apoptosis inducing ligand, a method of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells in a mammal, and a method of treating prostate cancer in mammal in need thereof comprising administration of a compound described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary,Department of Health and Human Services, Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
    Inventors: Thomas J. Sayers, Poonam Tewary, Leslie Gunatilaka, Alan D. Brooks, Kithsiri Wijeratne, Yaming Xu