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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Randox Laboratories Ltd., Northern Ireland, GB;
Inventors:
Alex Chacko, Northern Ireland, GB;
Ivan McConnell, Northern Ireland, GB;
Peter Fitzgerald, Northern Ireland, GB;
John V. Lamont, Northern Ireland, GB;
Assignee:
RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD., Northern Ireland, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01); A61P 35/04 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); C07K 14/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/57484 (2013.01); A61P 35/00 (2018.01); A61P 35/04 (2018.01); G01N 33/53 (2013.01); G01N 33/57423 (2013.01); G01N 33/6869 (2013.01); C07K 14/54 (2013.01); G01N 2333/54 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention describes methods for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, and comparing that level with the level in a normal control sample. The present invention also describes an assay for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, whereby an elevated level of dimeric IL-18 is indicative of cancer.