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Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016

Filed:

Aug. 08, 2012
Applicants:

Shiv K. Srivastava, Potomac, MD (US);

Gyorgy Petrovics, Bethesda, MD (US);

Shyh-han Tan, Kensington, MD (US);

Kristen Nickens, Clinton, MD (US);

Inventors:

Shiv K. Srivastava, Potomac, MD (US);

Gyorgy Petrovics, Bethesda, MD (US);

Shyh-Han Tan, Kensington, MD (US);

Kristen Nickens, Clinton, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/574 (2006.01); G01N 33/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/57407 (2013.01); G01N 33/5005 (2013.01); G01N 33/57434 (2013.01); G01N 33/57438 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided are methods of using polycarbonate filters to isolate and detect cancer cells in a biological fluid, particularly biological fluids, such as urine, that contain very low concentrations of cancer cells. The characterization of the isolated cells for the presence or absence of cancer specific proteins is useful for cancer diagnosis and prognosis.


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