System and Method for Real-Time Diagnosis, Treatment, and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
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Abstract
Systems and methods for diagnosing and/or treating diseases as well as monitoring disease treatment. For diagnosis, the present invention uses nanoparticle-based assemblies, which comprise a nanoparticle; a surrogate marker; and a means for detecting a specific chemical entity. In certain embodiments, nanoparticle-based assemblies include a payload for simultaneous diagnosis and treatment of disease. In further embodiments, a therapeutic drug and therapeutic drug marker are administered to a patient to monitor disease treatment. Bodily fluid samples are analyzed using sensor technology to detect the presence of surrogate and/or therapeutic drug markers to provide an efficient and accurate means for diagnosing a disease and/or monitoring disease treatment.
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57. A method of monitoring a patient during administration of at least one therapeutic drug, said method comprising:
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administering to the patient at least one therapeutic drug;
exposing at least one sensor to expired gases from the patient;
detecting one or more target markers from the therapeutic drug with said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A therapeutic drug delivery and monitoring system for delivering an appropriate dosage of the therapeutic drug to a patient:
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at least one therapeutic drug supply having a controller for controlling the amount of therapeutic drug provided by the supply to the patient;
an expired gas sensor for analyzing the patient'"'"'s breath for the presence and concentration of at least one target marker indicative of therapeutic drug concentration in the patient'"'"'s bloodstream, and for sending a signal regarding the concentration of the therapeutic drug in the patient'"'"'s bloodstream; and
a system controller connected to the therapeutic drug supply;
which receives and analyzes the signal from the sensor and controls the amount of therapeutic drug administered to the patient based on the signal. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90)
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