Patents by Inventor Thomas Karn

Thomas Karn 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).

  • Publication number: 20220162705
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, kits, systems and uses thereof for prediction of the response or resistance to and/or benefit from a cancer immunotherapy of a subject suffering from or being at risk of developing a neoplastic disease, in particular breast cancer, based on the measurement(s) of expression level(s) of at least one marker in samples of said subject. Equally, the present invention relates to methods, kits, systems and uses thereof for predicting the outcome from the cancer immunotherapy treatment in said subject based on the measurement(s) of the expression level(s) of the at least one marker in samples of said subject. Further, the present invention relates to the cancer immunotherapy for use in the treatment of the neoplastic disease, in particular breast cancer, in the subject and to methods for cancer immunotherapy treatment by using the cancer immunotherapy according to the methods of the present invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Carsten DENKERT, Bruno SINN, Sibylle LOIBL, Karsten WEBER, Thomas KARN
  • Publication number: 20090203533
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compositions, methods and uses, for the prediction, diagnosis, prognosis, prevention and treatment of malignant neoplasia and breast cancer. The invention further relates to genes that are differentially expressed in breast tissue of breast cancer patients versus those of normal “healthy” tissue. Differentially expressed genes for the identification of patients which are likely to respond to chemotherapy are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: Siemens Medicals Solutions Diagnositcs GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Munnes, Gunter Von Minckwitz, Achim Rody, Thomas Karn