Methods for detecting genetic and phenotypic biomarkers of urothelial carcinoma and treatment thereof
US10131955B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/60
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
New methods for identifying patents with hematuria who are at low risk of having urothelial cancer (UC) include combining selected phenotypic variables with levels of genotypic expression into a new metric, the “G+P INDEX.” The G+P INDEX combines age, sex, smoking history, presence of hematuria, and frequency of hematuria with genotypic expression of the genetic markers, MDK, CDC2, HOXA13, IGFBP5, and optionally IL8Rb, then determining of the G+P INDEX value obtained for a patient is within one of three groups, either: (1) at High Risk of UC, (2) at Risk of UC, or (3) at Low Risk of UC. For groups 1 and 2, further clinical and laboratory work up is indicated, and patients in group 3 are monitored periodically to determine the need for further clinical workup. Using the G+P INDEX can save substantial time, effort, and funds by avoiding unnecessary medical diagnostic procedures for patients at Low Risk of UC.
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