Method for determining susceptibility of tumor to treatment with anti-neoplastic agent
US7560230B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 4, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2800/52
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The level of one or more glucose transporters in a sample containing cancer cells is measured and compared to a reference value to determine whether the cancer is susceptible to treatment with an anti-cancer agent comprising glucose or glucose analog that is transported into the cancer by a glucose transporter.
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