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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:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Ginette Serrero, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventor:
Ginette Serrero, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
A&G Pharmaceutical, Inc., Columbia, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N033/543 ; G01N033/577 ; G01N033/53 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and kits for diagnosing tumorigenicity and for determining whether a cancer patient is resistant to the pharmacological effects of antiestrogen therapy. Increased levels of the PCDGF (GP88) growth factor are indicative of tumorigenicity and resistance to the pharmacological effects of antiestrogen therapy. The methods and kits of the invention are useful for assessing the tumorigencity of a biological sample from a patient and determining whether the patient is a candidate for antiestrogen, including tamoxifen, therapy.