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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2013
Board of Regents, the Univeristy of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Maher Albitar, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Michael J. Keating, Houston, TX (US);
Taghi Manshouri, Houston, TX (US);
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of immunology and hyperproliferative diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of detecting and monitoring therapeutic antibody:antigen complex, soluble antigen and soluble therapeutic antibody, wherein a patient has undergone at least one course of immunotherapy. Yet further, levels of therapeutic antibody:antigen complexes, soluble antigens or soluble therapeutic antibodies may be measured and used to stage or monitor a hyperproliferative disease.