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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2019
Board of Regents, the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Robert Bresalier, Houston, TX (US);
Nachman Mazurek, Houston, TX (US);
James C. Byrd, Houston, TX (US);
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods for detecting colorectal cancer or precancerous conditions such as adenomatous polyps in a subject by detection of a galactose-containing 40-kDa molecule in a serum sample from the subject are provided. Methods for quantifying the amount of a galactose-containing molecule in a serum sample are also provided. The methods can further comprise assaying the sample for the quantity of at least one additional marker to confirm the detection or diagnosis of colorectal cancer using one or more additional quantitative immune-detection assays; the additional marker can be at least one of galectin-3, a peptide derived from galectin-3, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and CYFRA21-1.