# Napoleone Ferrara — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Napoleone Ferrara has 2 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Genentech Engineered Antibodies to Block the Bv8 Protein](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/9266948/kadcyla-t-dm1) — granted 2016
  This patent details specific genetic blueprints for creating antibodies that target and neutralize Bv8, a protein often associated with tumor growth and inflammation.
- [How Engineered Antibodies Target TGF-beta Proteins to Fight Cancer](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/7527791/ipilimumab-yervoy) — granted 2009
  This patent describes specific engineered antibodies, made from mouse and human parts, designed to block TGF-beta proteins to help treat various cancers like breast or lung cancer.

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