Patents by Inventor Zhen Ning Wee

Zhen Ning Wee 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).

  • Patent number: 10881677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of breast cancer, more particularly triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), with the use of an inhibitor of Interleukin 1 Receptor Associated Kinase 1 (IRAK1) such as ginsenosides. It also relates to a method for aiding in categorising or determining prognosis in a breast cancer patient or in selecting a therapeutic strategy comprising assessing the level of IRAK1 nucleic acid, protein or activity in a sample and, in some aspects, further assessing the paclitaxel resistance status of the patient and if the patient is resistant to paclitaxel therapy, treating the patient with an inhibitor of IRAK1 activity. In addition, a screening method for identifying a compound useful for treating breast cancer comprises determining the effect of a test compound on IRAK1 nucleic acid, protein or activity level and selecting a compound that reduces said level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Qiang Yu, Zhen Ning Wee
  • Publication number: 20180311264
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of breast cancer, more particularly triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), with the use of an inhibitor of Interleukin 1 Receptor Associated Kinase 1 (IRAK1) such as ginsenosides. It also relates to a method for aiding in categorising or determining prognosis in a breast cancer patient or in selecting a therapeutic strategy comprising assessing the level of IRAK1 nucleic acid, protein or activity in a sample and, in some aspects, further assessing the paclitaxel resistance status of the patient and if the patient is resistant to paclitaxel therapy, treating the patient with an inhibitor of IRAK1 activity. In addition, a screening method for identifying a compound useful for treating breast cancer comprises determining the effect of a test compound on IRAK1 nucleic acid, protein or activity level and selecting a compound that reduces said level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: Agency for Science,Technology and Research
    Inventors: Qiang Yu, Zhen Ning Wee
  • Patent number: 9889180
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 (enhancer of zeste homolog 2) inhibitor and an enhancer of interferon-gamma receptor activity. The invention also relates to method of treating a patient having cancer, comprising administration of the pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Agency for Science, Technology and Research
    Inventors: Qiang Yu, Zhen Ning Wee
  • Publication number: 20150258175
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 (enhancer of zeste homolog 2) inhibitor and an enhancer of interferon-gamma receptor activity. The invention also relates to method of treating a patient having cancer, comprising administration of the pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Qiang Yu, Zhen Ning Wee