Patents by Inventor Yiu-Keung Lau

Yiu-Keung Lau 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).

  • Predicting survival of patients with squamous cell carcinoma
    Patent number: 6852483
    Abstract: The invention relates to methods of determining a relative probability of survival for a subject with squamous cell carcinoma by obtaining a biological sample from a subject with squamous cell carcinoma; detecting a level of maspin gene expression in the biological sample; and comparing the level with a threshold level of maspin gene expression. A level of maspin gene expression in the biological sample above the threshold level indicates a relatively high probability of survival, or a level of maspin gene expression in the biological sample below the threshold level indicates a relatively low probability of survival.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2005
    Assignee: Kuo Kwang Biotech Corporation
    Inventors: Mien-chie Hung, Weiya Xia, Yiu-Keung Lau
  • Anti-estrogen receptor agents for chemotherapy
    Publication number: 20030125265
    Abstract: Methods and compositions regarding the prevention of ER-positive cancer and the treatment of ER-positive HER-2/neu-negative breast cancer are disclosed. Compositions exhibiting both tyrosine kinase inhibitor activity and anti-estrogen receptor activity are useful in the cancer treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Inventors: Mien-Chie Hung, Yiu-Keung Lau, Yong Wen