Diagnosis of cancer
US12306174B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/7028
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for the early detection and monitoring of the progression of cancer by detecting breath biomarkers is provided. The method comprises assessing the activity of an aldo-keto reductase by measuring the concentration of an exogenous substrate for said enzyme and/or measuring the concentration of a metabolite of said substrate in exhaled breath of a subject. Preferably, the cancer is lung cancer.
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