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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Pioma, Inc., Miami, FL (US);
Inventor:
Alan M. Ezrin, Miami, FL (US);
Assignee:
PIOMA, INC., Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/26 (2006.01); C12Q 1/48 (2006.01); C12Q 1/527 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/26 (2013.01); C12Q 1/48 (2013.01); C12Q 1/527 (2013.01); G01N 33/57484 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods for detecting brain tumors and assessing the recurrence of such tumors by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) and detecting the conversion of 5-ALA to protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) associated with brain-derived microparticles.