The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jun. 26, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Elke Jäger, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Elisabeth Stockert, New York, NY (US);
Lloyd J. Old, New York, NY (US);
Alexander Knuth, Frankfurt am Main, DE;
Assignee:
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, , NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ; G01N 3/3566 ; C07H 2/104 ; C07K 1/600 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/68 ; C12P 1/934 ; G01N 3/3566 ; C07H 2/104 ; C07K 1/600 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to methods for determining tumor status by determining antibodies specific to NY-ESO-1 in patient samples. One can determine whether a cancerous condition is progressing, regressing, or remaining stable by determining antibodies against NY-ESO-1 in a patient sample, and comparing the value obtained to a prior value. When the tumor in question expresses NY-ESO-1, a change in this value is indicative of a change in status of the cancerous condition.