General Hospital Corporation Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160137984 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FUNCTIONALLY ENHANCED IN VITRO CELL CULTURE SYSTEM - Compositions and methods described herein provide a cell culture system in which cells are in high metabolic states from the onset of the culture. Combinations of various cell culture components disclosed and employed herein allow cells to be in high metabolic states useful for drug testing immediately after the start of cell culture. | 05-19-2016 |
20130345273 | REVERSAL OF DRUG-INDUCED NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCK USING NOVEL MOLECULAR CONTAINERS - Provided are methods for reversing the effects of agents used for muscular immobilization and/or loss of consciousness and/or loss of pain perception. The method comprises administering a composition comprising acyclic CB[n]-type compounds to an individual in need of reversal of the effects of neuromuscular blocking agents and/or anesthetic agents such that the effects of the agent(s) are partially fully reversed. | 12-26-2013 |
20130281502 | POST-TREATMENT BREAST CANCER PROGNOSIS - The disclosure includes the identification and use of gene expression profiles, or patterns, with clinical relevance to extended treatment and cancer-free survival in a patient. In particular, the disclosure includes the identities of genes that are expressed in correlation with benefit in a switch in endocrine therapy used to treat a patient. The levels of gene expression are disclosed as a molecular index for predicting clinical outcome, and so prognosis, for the patient. The disclosure further includes methods for predicting cancer recurrence, and/or predicting occurrence of metastatic cancer, after initial treatment with an anti-estrogen agent. The disclosure further includes methods for determining or selecting the treatment of a subject based upon the likelihood of life expectancy, cancer recurrence, and/or cancer metastasis. | 10-24-2013 |
20120196761 | DIAGNOSIS OF IN SITU AND INVASIVE BREAST CANCER - The disclosure includes the use of gene expression profiles, or patterns, with clinical relevance to breast cancer. In particular, the disclosure provides the identities of genes that are expressed in correlation with the presence of breast cancer, the grade of breast cancer, and the type of breast cancer. The disclosed methods assist in the detection and identification of breast cancer in a patient and so helps determine treatment and clinical outcome, and so prognosis, for the patient. The gene expression levels, whether embodied in nucleic acid expression, protein expression, or other expression formats, may be used detect the presence of in situ or invasive breast cancer. | 08-02-2012 |
20100047787 | PROSTATE CANCER SURVIVAL AND RECURRENCE - The disclosure includes the identification and use of gene expression profiles, or patterns, with clinical relevance to prostate cancer. In particular, the disclosure is based on the identities of genes that are correlated with patient survival and prostate cancer recurrence. The gene expression profiles may be embodied in nucleic acid expression, protein expression, or other expression formats and used to predict the survival of subjects afflicted with prostate cancer and to predict prostate cancer recurrence. The profiles may also be used in the study and/or diagnosis of prostate cancer cells and tissue as well as for the study and/or determination of prognosis of a patient. When used for diagnosis or prognosis, the profiles may be used to determine the treatment of prostate cancer based upon probable life expectancy and cancer recurrence and/or metastasis. | 02-25-2010 |
20090275502 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL OF OOCYTES AND PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYOS - The invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing the developmental potential of oocytes or preimplantation embryos by modulating mitochondrial-associated proteins and/or genomic integrity modifier proteins in the oocytes or preimplantation embryos. In one aspect of the invention, the levels of one or more mitochondrial-associated proteins and/or genomic integrity modifier proteins are increased, in particular by introducing the mitochondrial-associated proteins and/or genomic integrity modifier proteins into the oocytes or preimplantation embryos. Oocytes may be fertilized to obtain a zygote with increased levels of one or more mitochondrial-associated proteins and/or genomic integrity modifier proteins. The methods and compositions may be used to improve in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer methods, and nuclear transfer techniques. | 11-05-2009 |