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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2005
Applicants:
Paul A. Price, La Jolla, CA (US);
Julia S. Johansen, Frederiksberg, DK;
Inventors:
Paul A. Price, La Jolla, CA (US);
Julia S. Johansen, Frederiksberg, DK;
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 39/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides methods for detecting cancers and for evaluating the prognosis of cancer patients. In particular, the methods of this invention utilize YKL-40 as a marker for the presence or absence of a cancer and for the prognosis (e.g. likelihood of recurrence) of a cancer. Elevated levels of YKL-40 are indicative of the presence of a cancer in undiagnosed subjects and indicate likely recurrence of the cancer in subjects diagnosed as having a cancer.