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US20120004518 |
TECHNIQUES FOR COMPENSATING MOVEMENT OF A TREATMENT TARGET IN A PATIENT
One embodiment includes a method of predicting a position of a target site inside a body using surrogates is provided. The method includes transforming surrogate measurements and target positions...
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US20110166407 |
Heart Treatment Kit, System, and Method For Radiosurgically Alleviating Arrhythmia
Radiosurgical treatments of tissues of the heart mitigate arrhythmias and treat other tumerous and non-tumerous disease using an implanted fiducial positioned in or near the heart using cardiac...
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US20110112351 |
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING QUALITY ASSURANCE CRITERIA IN DELIVERY OF A TREATMENT PLAN
System and method of determining whether a component of a radiation therapy system is operating within a dosimetric tolerance. The method can include the acts of generating a treatment plan for a...
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US20120052010 |
IMAGING TUMOR PERFUSION, OXIDATIVE METABOLISM USING DYNAMIC ACE PET IN PATIENTS WITH HEAD AND NECK CANCER DURING RADIOTHERAPY
The present invention provides methods of using optimal PET tracers for diagnosing head and neck cancer. Non-invasive methods for assessing tumor perfusion and oxidative metabolism for in vivo...
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US20120010499 |
USE OF NANOPARTICLES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER
The invention relates to the tracking of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) labeled with magnetic nanoparticles using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the use of this method for the treatment of...
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US20110117078 |
Methods for the Treatment of Cancers
Methods for the treatment of cancers involving dysregulation of thromboxane receptor β (TP-β) are provided, including in certain aspects methods for diagnosing such cancers. Specific cancers i...
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US20110313232 |
Multi-Field Charged Particle Cancer Therapy Method and Apparatus
The invention relates generally to treatment of solid cancers. More particularly, the invention relates to a multi-field charged particle cancer therapy method and apparatus coordinated with...
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US20110311651 |
CARDENOLIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF OCULAR CANCER
The instant invention provides methods of using a class of compounds known as cardenolides in the treatment of proliferative diseases such as cancer. In particular, the instant invention provides...
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US20110118528 |
Methods and Nutritional Formulations to Increase the Efficacy and Reduce the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment
The present invention relates to methods of protecting patients and sensitizing cancer cells in combination with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. More specifically, the invention provides...
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US20120087892 |
IDENTIFICATION OF DSG-3 AS A BIOMARKER FOR THE DETECTION OF METASTASIS IN LYMPH NODES
Disclosed herein is a method of detecting metastasis of a tumor in a subject, such as metastasis to a lymph node. The method includes directly determining an amount of desmoglein-3 (DSG-3) protein...
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US20110166408 |
HEART TISSUE SURFACE CONTOUR-BASED RADIOSURGICAL TREATMENT PLANNING
A system that generates a three-dimensional model of a tissue surface, for example the inner surface of the heart from two-dimensional image data slices. On this surface, one or more pattern lines...
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US20120071435 |
PHARMACEUTICAL COMBINATIONS COMPRISING FOR THE TREATMENT OF SPECIFIC CANCERS
The present invention relates to the field of oncology and provides compositions and methods for treating specific cancers, including non small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, thyroid cancer,...
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US20110201866 |
BRACHYTHERAPY METHOD OF TREATING SKIN TUMORS USING A TAILOR-MADE RADIOACTIVE SOURCE
The present invention refers to a method of treating a cancerous or non-cancerous skin lesion of a subject, e.g. a human patient, by epidermal radioisotope therapy, a specialized type of...
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US20120123183 |
TELETHERAPY LOCATION AND DOSE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
A method of adjusting an irradiation treatment plan, the plan constituted of: obtaining a plurality of reference scans of a target tissue over a breathing cycle; obtaining a pre-treatment scan of...
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US20110263920 |
ADVANCED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING CELL PROLIFERATION DISORDERS
The present invention relates to methods for treating cell proliferation disorders comprising (1) administering to the subject at least one activatable pharmaceutical agent that is capable of...
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US20110311535 |
NKG2D-FC FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY
Methods for cancer immunotherapy are provided. The methods involve the use of a chimeric molecule (e.g., fusion protein) comprising an NKG2D portion and an Fc portion, which binds one or more NKG2D...
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US20110166409 |
EGFR AND PTEN GENE ALTERATIONS PREDICTS SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH BRAIN TUMORS
The invention relates to methods of predicting the clinical outcome of brain cancer patients based on the LOH levels of the PTEN gene and on the expression levels or the polysomy/amplification...
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US20110274661 |
Attentuated Herpesvirus Encoding a Mek Pathway Polypeptide
The disclosure provides materials and methods for the treatment of cells exhibiting a cell proliferative disorder with a herpes simplex virus having a deficiency in the expression of active ICP34.5...
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US20120115830 |
ASSAY METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF FKBPL EXPRESSION LEVEL IN THE CONTEXT OF BREAST CANCER
Disclosed are methods that employ FKBPL as a marker for a subject's sensitivity to endocrine therapies in the treatment of cancers, and as a predictive marker of cancer progression and disease free...
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US20120128635 |
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HEMOPHILIA B
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for insertion of Factor IX (FIX) sequences into the genome of a cell for treating hemophilia B.
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US20110184220 |
METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF RADIATION OR CHEMOTHERAPY-INDUCED TISSUE DAMAGE
The present invention relates to methods for preventing or treating toxicities associated with exposure to ionizing radiation or to chemotherapy. Particularly, the present invention relates to...
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US20120029260 |
Screening and Treatment Method
The invention provides a method to analyze an effect of a biological insult such as exposure to ionizing radiation comprising (a) exposing one or more groups of subjects to a biological insult of...
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US20110313230 |
SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEINS AND USES THEREOF
The present invention relates to specific binding members, particularly antibodies and fragments thereof, which bind to EGFR on tumor cells that overexpress EGFR, and on tumor cells that express...
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US20120039877 |
E1-MINUS ADENOVIRUSES AND USE THEREOF
The present invention is related to a virus, preferably an adenovirus, characterised in that the virus comprises: a lacking functional wildtype E1 region, anda transporter for the transport of YB-1...
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US20110137102 |
STEREOTACTIC INTRACRANIAL TARGET LOCALIZATION GUIDANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Systems and methods of intracranial target localization using non-radiological direct surface imaging of one or more of the upper teeth.
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US20110196223 |
PROTON TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for charged particle tomographic imaging using a tomography system. The tomography imaging system is optionally simultaneously operational with a...
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US20110224476 |
Method and Apparatus for Treatment of Discogenic Pain
A back pain treatment system includes a patient support, a radiation source, a radiation delivery mechanism, and a treatment planning computer adapted to control the radiation delivery mechanism....
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US20120114640 |
MODULATION OF THE TGF- ß AND PI3K/AKT PATHWAYS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
Described herein is the finding that the PI3K/Akt and TGF-β pathways act cooperatively to promote squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), such as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). In ...
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US20120071704 |
MITOCHONDRIAL LOCALIZATION OF MUC1
The invention provides methods of identifying and making compounds that inhibit the interaction between MUC1 and either or both of HSP70 and HSP90. Also embraced by the invention are in vivo and in...
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US20100113860 |
TEMPORARY TATTOO COVER AND RELATED METHOD
A cover for protecting a temporary mark on a person's skin includes a transparent layer and an associated opaque layer, wherein the opaque layer features an opening through which the temporary mark...
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US20110245577 |
COMBINATION WITH BIS (THIOHYDRAZIDE AMIDES) FOR TREATING CANCER
Disclosed herein are methods of treating a proliferative disease, such as cancer, with bis(thio-hydrazide amides) or a tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, or prodrug...
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US20110257457 |
RADIATION TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Disclosed are radiation treatment systems with enhanced control architectures that enable more complex treatment plans to be implemented, and radiation treatment systems with enhanced resistance to...
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US20090203952 |
Eyelid plaque
An eyelid plaque and a method of using the plaque to treat eye cancers. The eyelid plaque is placed on the eyelid such that it defines an enclosure within which the radiation source resides. The...
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US20110224475 |
ROBOTIC MOBILE ANESTHESIA SYSTEM
A mobile anesthesia system has a patient support configured for use with a robotic patient positioning system. There is a sliding rail system disposed on the patient support and an anesthesia...
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US20110207985 |
PROMOTERS EXHIBITING ENDOTHELIAL CELL SPECIFICITY AND METHODS OF USING SAME FOR REGULATION OF ANGIOGENESIS
Isolated polynucleotide sequences exhibiting endothelial cell specific promoter activity, novel cis regulatory elements and methods of use thereof enabling treatment of diseases characterized by...
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US20120130147 |
METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TUMORS WITH INDANE COMPOUNDS
Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, and q have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumours.
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US20110313229 |
Therapy Targeting Cancer Stem Cells
Disclosed herein are new immunotherapy methods that involve the isolation of cancer stem cells from tumor tissue and use of the cells either directly or indirectly through proteins or other factors...
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US20050234424 |
Pharmaceutical pig and method of use
A pharmaceutical pig is used to transport a syringe containing a liquid radiopharmaceutical from a radiopharmacy to a medical facility for administration to a patient. The used syringe is sent back...
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US20110118531 |
MULTI-AXIS CHARGED PARTICLE CANCER THERAPY METHOD AND APPARATUS
The invention comprises a multi-axis charged particle irradiation method and apparatus. The multi-axis controls includes separate or independent control of one or more of horizontal position,...
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US20120130146 |
CONTINUOUS ADMINISTRATION OF CILENGITIDE IN CANCER TREATMENTS
The invention relates to a combination therapy for the treatment of tumors and tumor metastases comprising the continuous administration of integrin ligands, preferably integrin antagonists,...
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US20080108858 |
DEVICE FOR STERILIZING VIRUS OR BACTERIA BY USING RADIOISOTOPE GAS
An apparatus for sterilizing a blood vessel in a patient's inner skin includes a generator for providing gaseous radioisotope and a chamber adapted to exposure of a portion of a patient's body to...
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US20110130614 |
PROSPECTIVE ADAPTIVE RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING
A therapy planner (16) is configured to construct a therapy plan based on a planning image segmented into segments delineating features of a subject. A predictive plan adaptation module (20) is...
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US20080221381 |
Recharge Device for Brachytherapy of Tumors
A reloading device for brachytherapy of tumors is to be simplified in terms of the replacement of the radiation source at the irradiation site. At least two tubes are provided for receiving a...
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US20070231307 |
Energy assisted stem cell extract
A process utilizing an electromagnetic and mechanical energy to produce tissue damage in small regions of skin without damage to neighboring tissue. This permits healthy physiological responses...
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US20120108880 |
CHROMOSOME 3p21.3 GENES ARE TUMOR SUPPRESSORS
Tumor suppressor genes play a major role in the pathogenesis of human lung cancer and other cancers. Cytogenetic and allelotyping studies of fresh tumor and tumor-derived cell lines showed that...
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US20120123182 |
DEVICES FOR THERMALLY INDUCED TRANSFORMATIONS CONTROLLED BY IRRADIATION OF FUNCTIONALIZED FULLERENES
An electromagnetic radiation activated device comprises a property changing material and at least one functionalized fullerene that upon irradiation of the functionalized fullerenes with...
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US20120123186 |
THERAPEUTIC REGIMEN FOR TREATING CANCER
The invention provides a method for treating locally advanced resectable esophageal cancer in a human comprising (a) administering to the human a dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising (i)...
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US20070265485 |
BETA RADIOTHERAPY EMITTING SURGICAL DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF
A surgical device for localized delivery of beta radiation in surgical procedures, particularly ophthalmic procedures. Preferred surgical devices include a cannula with a beta radiotherapy emitting...
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US20070185368 |
BRACHYTHERAPY APPLICATOR CHUCK
The invention provides brachytherapy applicators and brachytherapy applicator chucks configured to reduce or prevent accumulation of blood and other contaminants therein. The brachytherapy...
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US20110257458 |
METHOD OF USING TUMOR CELL DEBRIS TO REDUCE BRAIN TUMOR RECURRENCE OR GROWTH
The present invention describes compositions comprising tumor cell debris, tumor lysate or tumor antigens and methods of using tumor cell debris, tumor lysate or tumor antigens for stimulating a...
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