Patents by Inventor Yusuke Tanigawara

Yusuke Tanigawara 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: 20220082564
    Abstract: A marker may determine sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent early after the start of treatment with the anti-cancer agent. The anti-cancer agent may include oxaliplatin or a salt thereof, fluorouracil or a salt thereof, and levofolinate or a salt thereof, the marker including one or more molecules selected from the group consisting of 2AMAD, 2ABA, 2CYPR, 5OPRO, 6AHXA, ADEN, ASP, BETNC, CARB, CSSG, DOPM, GGLCY, GSSG, HYPT, METSF, N6MDA, NOMTR, PHEP, PRO, and RIB5P.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Shinji SUGIMOTO, Yusuke TANIGAWARA, Mitsuhisa MATSUO, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20210088522
    Abstract: Provided is a novel marker for determining anti-cancer agent sensitivity. The present invention provides a marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent, the anti-cancer agent including irinotecan or SN-38 or a salt thereof, fluorouracil or a salt thereof, and levofolinate or a salt thereof, the marker comprising one or more molecules selected from the group consisting of 5A4CR, ALA, ASP, CYS, CSSG, GLC3P, HIS, ILE, LEU, LYS, METSF, N6TLY, N6ALY, OCTA, SER, TUCA, THR, TRP, TYR and VAL. The present invention also provides a marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent, the anti-cancer agent including irinotecan or SN-38 or a salt thereof, fluorouracil or a salt thereof, and levofolinate or a salt thereof, the marker comprising one or more molecules selected from the group consisting of 3IND, 4OVAL, 5A4CR, ALA, BENZA, CREAT, CSSG, DECNA, GABB, GLC3P, HYPTA, LYS, METSF, N8ASR, QUINA, SARCO, TMNO and VAL.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Shinji SUGIMOTO, Nobunari SASAKI, Yusuke TANIGAWARA
  • Publication number: 20200191772
    Abstract: Provided is a novel marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent. The marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent, the anti-cancer agent including oxaliplatin or a salt thereof, fluorouracil or a salt thereof, and levofolinate or a salt thereof, the marker comprising one or more substances selected from the group consisting of 2DG6P, 2MSE, CSSG, DOPM, GSSG, I4A, P2CB, 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, ASP, benzamide, glucaric acid, GL6P, Gly-Gly, HYPT and HYPX.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Shinji SUGIMOTO, Yusuke TANIGAWARA, Mitsuhisa MATSUO, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 10481160
    Abstract: To provide an anti-cancer agent sensitivity determination marker, which marker can determine whether or not the patient has a therapeutic response to the anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker. The anti-cancer agent sensitivity determination marker, the anti-cancer agent including oxaliplatin or a salt thereof and fluorouracil or a salt thereof, contains one or more substances selected from among an amino-acid-metabolism-related substance, a nucleic-acid-metabolism-related substance, a substance in the pentose phosphate pathway, a substance in the glycolytic pathway, a substance in the TCA cycle, a polyamine-metabolism-related substance, 7,8-dihydrobiopterin, 6-phosphogluconic acid, butyric acid, triethanolamine, 1-methylnicotinamide, NADH, NAD+, and a substance involved in the metabolism of any of these substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Akito Nishimuta, Junya Tsuzaki, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 10309957
    Abstract: To provide a marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent, which can determine whether or not a patient has a therapeutic response to the anti-cancer agent, and cancer therapeutic means employing the marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignees: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Akito Nishimuta, Yuki Otani, Mitsuhisa Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20180038848
    Abstract: To provide a marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent, which can determine whether or not a patient has a therapeutic response to the anti-cancer agent, and cancer therapeutic means employing the marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke TANIGAWARA, Akito NISHIMUTA, Yuki OTANI, Mitsuhisa MATSUO
  • Patent number: 9797884
    Abstract: A marker can determine whether or not a patient has a therapeutic response to an anti-cancer agent. A novel cancer therapy employs the marker. The marker can be N-acetylglucosamine, an amino-acid-metabolism-related substance, a nucleic-acid-metabolism-related substance, a substance in the pentose phosphate pathway, a substance in the glycolytic pathway, a substance in the TCA cycle, a polyamine-metabolism-related substance, lauric acid, 6-phosphogluconic acid, butyric acid, 4-methylpyrazole, isobutylamine, glycolic acid, NADH, NAD+, or a substance involved in the metabolism of any of these substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignees: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Akito Nishimuta, Yuki Otani, Mitsuhisa Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20170299597
    Abstract: To provide an anti-cancer agent sensitivity determination marker, which marker can determine whether or not the patient has a therapeutic response to the anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker. The anti-cancer agent sensitivity determination marker, the anti-cancer agent including oxaliplatin or a salt thereof and fluorouracil or a salt thereof, contains one or more substances selected from among an amino-acid-metabolism-related substance, a nucleic-acid-metabolism-related substance, a substance in the pentose phosphate pathway, a substance in the glycolytic pathway, a substance in the TCA cycle, a polyamine-metabolism-related substance, 7,8-dihydrobiopterin, 6-phosphogluconic acid, butyric acid, triethanolamine, 1-methylnicotinamide, NADH, NAD+, and a substance involved in the metabolism of any of these substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke TANIGAWARA, Akito NISHIMUTA, Junya TSUZAKI, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Publication number: 20170248578
    Abstract: A novel marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent is provided. Disclosed is a marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent including one or more molecules selected from the group consisting of PHB, ANXA5, ANXA1, TALDO, C1QBP, IPYR, CRBP1 and COX5A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke TANIGAWARA, Kanako HARA, Miki NAKAMURA, Shinji SUGIMOTO, Hiroyuki TAKAHASHI
  • Patent number: 9733256
    Abstract: To provide an anti-cancer agent sensitivity determination marker, which marker can determine whether or not the patient has a therapeutic response to the anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker. The anti-cancer agent sensitivity determination marker, the anti-cancer agent including oxaliplatin or a salt thereof and fluorouracil or a salt thereof, contains one or more substances selected from among an amino-acid-metabolism-related substance, a nucleic-acid-metabolism-related substance, a substance in the pentose phosphate pathway, a substance in the glycolytic pathway, a substance in the TCA cycle, a polyamine-metabolism-related substance, 7,8-dihydrobiopterin, 6-phosphogluconic acid, butyric acid, triethanolamine, 1-methylnicotinamide, NADH, NAD+, and a substance involved in the metabolism of any of these substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignees: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Akito Nishimuta, Junya Tsuzaki, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 9459254
    Abstract: To provide a marker for determining sensitivity of a patient to an anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker. The marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent is formed of a protein selected from the group consisting of a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 16,450 to 16,620, a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 22,080 to 22,310, and a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 17,100 to 17,270, the peaks being determined by means of a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignees: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Sayo Suzuki, Hidehiro Irie, Akito Nishimuta, Tetsuya Suzuki, Shinji Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9089540
    Abstract: Provided are an marker for determining sensitivity to an anticancer agent capable of distinguishing a therapeutic response of an individual patient and a novel means for a cancer therapy using the marker. The marker for determining sensitivity to an anticancer agent contains a calcium-binding protein S100A7, S100A8, or S100A10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignees: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Sayo Suzuki, Shinji Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20150038522
    Abstract: To provide an anti-cancer agent sensitivity determination marker, which marker can determine whether or not the patient has a therapeutic response to the anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker. The anti-cancer agent sensitivity determination marker, the anti-cancer agent including oxaliplatin or a salt thereof and fluorouracil or a salt thereof, contains one or more substances selected from among an amino-acid-metabolism-related substance, a nucleic-acid-metabolism-related substance, a substance in the pentose phosphate pathway, a substance in the glycolytic pathway, a substance in the TCA cycle, a polyamine-metabolism-related substance, 7,8-dihydrobiopterin, 6-phosphogluconic acid, butyric acid, triethanolamine, 1-methylnicotinamide, NADH, NAD+, and a substance involved in the metabolism of any of these substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicants: KEIO UNIVERSITY, KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Akito Nishimuta, Junya Tsuzaki, Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Patent number: 8945929
    Abstract: Provided are a marker for determining sensitivity to an anticancer agent capable of distinguishing a therapeutic response of an individual patient and a novel means for a cancer therapy using the marker. The marker for determining sensitivity to an anticancer agent contains a substance in a metabolic pathway in which L-phenylalanine and/or N,N-dimethyl glycine are/is involved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignees: Keio University, Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Mitsuhiro Watanabe, Eri Arita, Akito Nishimuta, Yasuko Yamayoshi, Takeshi Matsuzaki, Shinji Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 8809362
    Abstract: To provide a marker for determining sensitivity of a patient to an anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker. The marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent is formed of one or more substances selected from the group consisting of a substance or a fragment thereof detected as an anion at m/z of 149.05 to 149.06, a substance or a fragment thereof detected as an anion at m/z of 152.99 to 153.00, a substance or a fragment thereof detected as a cation at m/z of 724.34 to 724.35, the peaks being determined by means of a mass spectrometer, glycerol 3-phosphate, dihydrobiopterin, GABA, lactic acid, asparagine, aspartic acid, 2-methylbutyroylcarnitine, 1-methyladenosine, and glutathione, and a substance involved in a metabolic pathway of any of these substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Keio University, Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Tetsuya Suzuki, Akito Nishimuta, Shinji Sugimoto, Yoshiaki Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8765713
    Abstract: A marker for determining sensitivity of a patient to an anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker, wherein the marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent is a protein or a fragment, where in the protein or a fragment thereof exhibits a peak at m/z of 5,300 to 5,400, a peak at m/z of 6,130 to 6,230, a peak at m/z of 7,000 to 7,080 a peak at m/z of 7,840 to 7,920, a peak at m/z of 8,920 to 9,000, a peak at m/z of 12,440 to 12,560, a peak at m/z of 17,100 to 17,270, a peak at m/z of 18,290 to 18,470, a peak at m/z of 24,660 to 24,750, a peak at m/z of 35,980 to 36,290, a peak at m/z of 8,650 to 8,750, a peak at m/z of 9,100 to 9,200, a peak at m/z of 11,760 to 11,890, the peaks being determined by means of a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: Keio University, Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Sayo Suzuki, Yusuke Ikoma, Akito Nishimuta, Tetsuya Suzuki, Shinji Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20140107068
    Abstract: A marker can determine whether or not a patient has a therapeutic response to an anti-cancer agent. A novel cancer therapy employs the marker. The marker can be N-acetylglucosamine, an amino-acid-metabolism-related substance, a nucleic-acid-metabolism-related substance, a substance in the pentose phosphate pathway, a substance in the glycolytic pathway, a substance in the TCA cycle, a polyamine-metabolism-related substance, lauric acid, 6-phosphogluconic acid, butyric acid, 4-methylpyrazole, isobutylamine, glycolic acid, NADH, NAD+, or a substance involved in the metabolism of any of these substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Akito Nishimuta, Yuki Otani, Mitsuhisa Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20120220618
    Abstract: To provide a marker for determining sensitivity of a patient to an anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker. The marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent is formed of one or more substances selected from the group consisting of a substance or a fragment thereof detected as an anion at m/z of 149.05 to 149.06, a substance or a fragment thereof detected as an anion at m/z of 152.99 to 153.00, a substance or a fragment thereof detected as a cation at m/z of 724.34 to 724.35, the peaks being determined by means of a mass spectrometer, glycerol 3-phosphate, dihydrobiopterin, GABA, lactic acid, asparagine, aspartic acid, 2-methylbutyroylcarnitine, 1-methyladenosine, and glutathione, and a substance involved in a metabolic pathway of any of these substances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Keio University
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Tetsuya Suzuki, Akito Nishimuta, Shinji Sugimoto, Yoshiaki Igarashi
  • Publication number: 20120220613
    Abstract: To provide a marker for determining sensitivity of a patient to an anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker. The marker for determining sensitivity to an anti-cancer agent is formed of a protein selected from the group consisting of a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 16,450 to 16,620, a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 22,080 to 22,310, and a protein or a fragment thereof which is detected as a peak at m/z of 17,100 to 17,270, the peaks being determined by means of a mass spectrometer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Yakult Honsha, Keio University
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Sayo Suzuki, Hidehiro Irie, Akito Nishimuta, Tetsuya Suzuki, Shinji Sugimoto
  • Publication number: 20120214831
    Abstract: To provide a marker for determining sensitivity of a patient to an anti-cancer agent, and novel cancer therapeutic means employing the marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicants: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YAKULT HONSHA, KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanigawara, Sayo Suzuki, Yusuke Ikoma, Akito Nishimuta, Tetsuya Suzuki, Shinji Sugimoto