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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Quest Diagnostics Investments Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Heather R. Sanders, Winchester, CA (US);
Maher Albitar, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Aurelia Meloni-Ehrig, Gainesville, VA (US);
Assignee:
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INVESTMENTS INCORPORATED, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07H 21/02 (2006.01); C07H 21/04 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2018.01); C07K 16/40 (2006.01); C12Q 1/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); C07K 16/40 (2013.01); C12Q 1/485 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods for the diagnosis and evaluation of neoplastic disorders, particularly non-small cell lung cancer. Assays are described in which patient test samples are analyzed for the presence of one or more specific EML4-ALK fusion genes associated with neoplastic disorders.