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Monoclonal antibodies to human gastrointestinal cancers and hybridoma method of production of the monoclonal antibodies

US4579827A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 11, 1983
Grant dateApr 1, 1986
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S530/864
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A panel of monoclonal antibodies produced from human gastrointestinal tumors as immunogen is used to diagnose the presence of colon cancer. The antibody panel subsets the human gastrointestinal tract in its reactivity vis-a-vis esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon. The panel is useful as a diagnostic probe for cancer.

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