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:
May. 20, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2002
Mads Nikolaj Holten-andersen, Vanløse, DK;
Ib Jarle Christensen, Hillerød, DK;
Nils Brünner, Hellerup, DK;
Hans Jørgen Nielsen, Lyngby, DK;
Mads Nikolaj Holten-Andersen, Vanløse, DK;
Ib Jarle Christensen, Hillerød, DK;
Nils Brünner, Hellerup, DK;
Hans Jørgen Nielsen, Lyngby, DK;
Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen O, DK;
Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, DK;
Abstract
The present invention describes a method for determining whether an individual is suffering from cancer by determining a parameter representing the TIMP-1 concentration in body fluid samples from the individual. The present invention furthermore describes a method for determining whether an individual is suffering from minimal residual disease or recurrent cancer after being treated for the primary cancer by determining a parameter representing the post-operative TIMP-1 concentration in body fluid samples from the individual. In addition, the invention describes the additive effect of combined post-operative measurements of plasma TIMP-1 and serum CEA.