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US 2012/0231479 A1Published application
Combination methods of diagnosing cancer in a patient
OwnerRobert Puskas, Douglas Heldinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods for determining the presence, activity, and/or concentrations of certain cancer biomarkers and their use in determining the presence of cancer.
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A method of characterizing a carcinoma in a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
- in a first assay, assaying a sample of a bodily fluid derived from the subject for activity of a first biomarker, the first biomarker being specific for carcinoma but not organ-specific, and
- in a second assay, assaying a sample derived from the subject for a second biomarker, the second biomarker being specific for cancer of an organ and other than extracellular PKA.
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