Patents by Inventor Yuki Toiyama

Yuki Toiyama 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).

  • TISSUE & BLOOD-BASED MIRNA BIOMARKERS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND METASTASIS-PREDICTIVE POTENTIAL IN COLORECTAL CANCER
    Publication number: 20140322354
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for the diagnosis, prognosis and classification of cancer, especially colorectal cancer, are provided. For example, in certain aspects methods for cancer prognosis using expression or methylation analysis of selected biomarkers are described. Particular aspects of the present invention may include methods and biomarkers for diagnosing or detecting colorectal cancer or metastasis in a subject by measuring a level of expression of biomarker miRNA such as miR-885-5p in the sample from the subject and evaluating the risk of developing cancer or metastasis in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Ajay GOEL, Keun Hur, Yuki Toiyama, C. Richard Boland