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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ahmed A. Samatar, West Windsor, NJ (US);
Brian Long, Natick, MA (US);
Priya Dayananth, Summit, NJ (US);
Diane Levitan, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Marsha Smith, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 45/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/6869 (2013.01); G01N 33/57407 (2013.01); G01N 2333/5421 (2013.01); G01N 2800/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present application includes methods for using IL-8 as a biomarker for, e.g., tumor size, for example, during course of treatment with an anti-cancer agent such as an ERK inhibitor.