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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Keiji Inoue, Kochi, JP;
Taro Shuin, Kochi, JP;
Mutsuo Furihata, Kochi, JP;
Yoshihiko Hirao, Osaka, JP;
Tohru Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Keiji Inoue, Kochi, JP;
Taro Shuin, Kochi, JP;
Mutsuo Furihata, Kochi, JP;
Yoshihiko Hirao, Osaka, JP;
Tohru Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
SBI Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
National University Corporation Kochi University, Kochi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01); G01N 33/58 (2006.01); A61K 49/00 (2006.01); A61K 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); G01N 33/57407 (2013.01); G01N 33/57434 (2013.01); G01N 33/57438 (2013.01); G01N 33/582 (2013.01); A61K 41/0061 (2013.01); A61K 49/0021 (2013.01); A61K 49/0036 (2013.01); G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); G01N 21/6458 (2013.01);
Abstract
It is to provide a method for detecting urothelial cancer simply and with high accuracy. It is a method for detecting urothelial cancer comprising administering 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), a derivative thereof, or a salt of these to a test subject, collecting urine from the test subject, and detecting the presence of fluorescence or amount of fluorescence in the collected urine.