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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2018
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Andrea Horsch, Lucern, CH;
Birgit Klapperich, Risch, CH;
Dirk Block, Bichl, DE;
Alfred Engel, Weilheim, DE;
Johann Karl, Peissenberg, DE;
Rosemarie Kientsch-Engel, Feldafing, DE;
Ekaterina Manuilova, Penzberg, DE;
Christina Rabe, Bad Heilbrunn, DE;
Sandra Rutz, Munich, DE;
Monika Soukupova, Wessobrunn, DE;
Ursula-Henrike Wienhues-Thelen, Krailling, DE;
Peter Kastner, Staffelsee, DE;
Edelgard Anna Kaiser, Huennenberg See, CH;
Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes a method for predicting the risk of a patient to suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI) during or after a surgical procedure or after administration of a contrast medium. The method is based on the determination of the level of the biomarker IGFBP7 (Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 7) in a body fluid sample obtained from the patient prior to the surgical procedure or prior to the administration of a contrast medium. Further, the present disclosure describes a method for predicting the risk of a patient to suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI) based on the determination of the amount of the biomarker IGFBP7 (Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 7) and Cystatin C in a body fluid sample obtained from the patient. The present disclosure further encompasses kits and devices adapted to carry out the methods of the disclosed methods.