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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eleftherios Diamandis, Toronto, CA;
Assignee:
Nordion International, Inc., , CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 3/00 ; C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3567 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 3/00 ; C12Q 1/68 ; G01N 3/353 ; G01N 3/3567 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to the detection of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in female breast tumor extract as a prognostic or predictive indicator for breast carcinoma. The presence of prostate-specific antigen in breast tumours is associated with earlier disease stage, younger women and better survival. PSA is associated with tumors which have estrogen and/or progersterone receptors.