# Johns Hopkins University — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Johns Hopkins University has 2 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [Using Plant-Derived Chemicals and Metabolic Drugs to Fight Cancer](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/RE46907/descovy-taf-ftc) — granted 2018
  A medical patent describing a combination therapy that pairs specific plant-derived compounds with metabolic drugs to kill cancer cells more effectively than either could alone.
- [How to Create Lab-Made Proteins That Stop Immune System Overreaction](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/6458360/hpv-vaccine-gardasil) — granted 2002
  A method for creating custom proteins that act as 'brakes' for the body's immune system to prevent damage from excessive inflammation.

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