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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry M Weisenthal, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Oncotech Incorporated, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ; C12Q / ; C12Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-723 ; 424 851 ; 424 852 ; 424 858 ; 435 19 ; 435 28 ; 435 32 ; 435184 ; 436 63 ; 436501 ; 436548 ;
Abstract
A method for detecting the sensitivity of tumor cells to immune effector substances by using an assay that distinguishes living tumor cells from dead cells in mixed populations of cells. Acquired resistance to immune effectors used in therapy may be determined and used to identify methods to circumvent such resistance using the method.