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Title:
GENE MARKERS FOR LUNG CANCER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001098539
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for the diagnosis and identification of new or residual lung cancer is disclosed which uses newly identified markers for lung cancer including syndecan 1, collagen 1 alpha 2, and two novel proteins, 7013 and 7018. The method involves identification of the lung cancer markers is blood from a patient. It is envisioned that at least one marker may be used or any mixture of the four. The method may also include the identification of cytokeratin-19.

Inventors:
MITSUHASHI MASATO (US)
KAMBARA HIDEKI (JP)
MATSUNAGA HIROKO (US)
KAWAMURA MASAFUMI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/019980
Publication Date:
August 14, 2003
Filing Date:
June 21, 2001
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Assignee:
HITACHI CHEMICAL CO LTD (JP)
HITACHI CHEMICAL RES CT INC (US)
HITACHI LTD (JP)
MITSUHASHI MASATO (US)
KAMBARA HIDEKI (JP)
MATSUNAGA HIROKO (US)
KAWAMURA MASAFUMI (JP)
International Classes:
C07H21/04; C07K16/30; C12N15/09; G01N33/574; C12Q1/68; (IPC1-7): C12Q1/68; C07K14/47; C07K16/30
Domestic Patent References:
WO1999047674A21999-09-23
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BESSHO AKIHIRO ET AL: "Detection of occult tumor cells in peripheral blood from patients with small cell lung cancer by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction.", ANTICANCER RESEARCH, vol. 20, no. 2B, March 2000 (2000-03-01), pages 1149 - 1154, XP001128162, ISSN: 0250-7005
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