METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER

Title:

METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF OVARIAN CANCER

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO1997009925

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A method of assessing risk of an individual for a disease is disclosed. A level of a marker for the disease is detected, and the risk of disease is computed from a statistical analysis of the marker level distributions for tested normal and diseased populations, using multivariate distributions. The computed risk is compared to thresholds to triage the individual into a normal, borderline, or elevated risk group, and a course of action based on the risk group is determined. Memory storing a program for execution on a data processing system, as well as a computer system comprising said memory is also disclosed, the memory comprising a receiver for signals representative of levels of a marker for the disease; a central processing unit for computing risk of disease from one or more levels of the marker, and for comparing the computed risk to thresholds to triage the individual; and storage medium for the marker levels for subsequent computations of risk of disease.

Inventors:

JACOBS IAN (GB)
SKATES STEVEN J (GB)
KNAPP ROBERT (GB)

Application Number:

PCT/US1996/014603

Publication Date:

May 01, 1997

Filing Date:

September 11, 1996

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

GEN HOSPITAL CORP (US)
JACOBS IAN (US)

International Classes:

A61B5/00; G01N33/574; (IPC1-7): A61B5/00; G01N33/574

Foreign References:

US5356817A	1994-10-18
US4852570A	1989-08-01
EP0590200A1	1994-04-06

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