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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2007
Applicant:
James R. Goldenring, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventor:
James R. Goldenring, Nashville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Vanderbilt University, Nashiville, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for diagnosing an upper gastrointestinal (GI) cancer in a subject by determining an amount of one or more biomarkers in a biological sample from the subject are provided. Methods for determining whether to initiate or continue prophylaxis or treatment of an upper GI cancer in a subject by determining any measurable change in the amounts of the at least one biomarker in each of a series of biological samples provided over a time period are also provided.