Med-Life Discoveries LP

Phenomenome Discoveries Inc.

Shawn Ritchie

Elodie Pastural

Dayan Goodenowe

Erin Bingham

Biomarkers of pancreatic cancer are described, as well as methods using these compounds for detecting pancreatic cancer. The methods can be used to diagnose a patient's health state, or change in health state, or for diagnosing risk of developing or the presence of pancreatic cancer. The method comprises analyzing a sample from a patient to obtain quantifying data for one or more than one of the metabolite markers; comparing the quantifying data to corresponding data obtained for one or more than one reference sample to identify abnormalities in the level of the metabolite marker(s) in the sample; and making a diagnosis if an abnormality is observed. Standards and kits for carrying out the method are also described.

Serum-based biomarkers of pancreatic cancer and uses thereof for disease detection and diagnosis

The present invention relates to the diagnosis of colorectal and ovarian cancers (CRC and OC, respectively). The present invention describes the relationship between endogenous small molecules and CRC or OC. Specifically, the present invention relates to the diagnosis of CRC and OC through the measurement of vitamin E isoforms and related metabolites. The present invention also relates to diagnostic markers identified in said method. The present invention relates to the underlying case and pre-symptomatic phases of CRC, the diagnosis of various stages and severity of CRC, the early detection of CRC, monitoring and diagnosing the effect of therapy on CRC and OC health states.

Methods for diagnosing a colorectal cancer (CRC) health state or change in CRC health state, or for diagnosing risk of developing CRC or the presence of CRC in a subject

The present invention describes a method for predicting a health-state indicative of the presence of prostate cancer. The method measures the intensities of specific small biochemicals, called metabolites, in a blood sample from a patient with an undetermined health-state, and compares these intensities to the intensities observed in a population of healthy individuals and/or to the intensities previously observed in a population of confirmed prostate cancer-positive individuals. The method enables a practitioner to determine the probability that a screened patient is positive for prostate cancer.

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