New Patent Application Published – Diagnostic Test for Early Stage Cancer
Posted by: Exosome RNA Administrator in Patents 5 days ago 0 323 Views
Disclosed are methods of identifying tumor-derived exosomes as an early cancer diagnostic, as well as for staging,
Publication numberWO2016201064 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberPCT/US2016/036629 The present disclosure relates generally to the fields of medicine, oncology and cancer diagnostics. More particularly, the disclosure provides methods, compositions and kits for diagnosing various neoplastic diseases, especially at early, asymptomatic or metastatic stages. Even more particularly, it concerns diagnostic methods for the early detection of cancer by quantifying phosphatidylserine (PS)-expressing tumor-derived cancer exosomes in patient samples.