Diagnosis of cancer by detecting dimeric IL-18
US10288618B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/52
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention describes methods for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, and comparing that level with the level in a normal control sample.The present invention also describes an assay for screening for cancer in a subject, by measuring the level of dimeric IL-18 in a sample obtained from the subject, whereby an elevated level of dimeric IL-18 is indicative of cancer.
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