Monoclonal antibodies to human bladder and ureter cancers and method
First Claim
1. Method for differentiating between normal and malignant human transitional bladder cells and between invasive and non-invasive bladder transitional cell carcinom as which comprises contacting a shed or intact human bladder transitional cell specimen with at least two of the monoclonal antibodies selected from the group consisting of T16, T23, T43, J233, JP165, T101, Om5, Om37, J143, T87, T138 and T110 and detecting malignant transitional bladder cells and distinguishing between invasive and non-invasive malignant transitional bladder cells reacting with said antibodies.
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Abstract
A panel of monoclonal antibodies, produced from human bladder tumors as immunogen, is used to diagnose the presence of transitional cell carcinoma in patients. The panel is also used to identify and differentiate low grade non-invasive papillomas from invasive life-threatening transitional cell carcinomas, thereby enabling decisions as to the extent of bladder surgery. These mAbs can also be used as a panel for tissue typing of normal and abnormal cell specimens.
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10 Claims
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1. Method for differentiating between normal and malignant human transitional bladder cells and between invasive and non-invasive bladder transitional cell carcinom as which comprises contacting a shed or intact human bladder transitional cell specimen with at least two of the monoclonal antibodies selected from the group consisting of T16, T23, T43, J233, JP165, T101, Om5, Om37, J143, T87, T138 and T110 and detecting malignant transitional bladder cells and distinguishing between invasive and non-invasive malignant transitional bladder cells reacting with said antibodies.
- 2. Method for differential diagnosis of malignant human bladder transitional cells which comprises contacting a shed or intact human bladder cell specimen with at least two of the monoclonal antibodies selected from the group consisting of T16, T23, T43, J233, JP165, T101, Om5, Om37, J143, T87, T138 and T110 and distinguishing invasive from non-invasive malignant transitional bladder cells and further distinguishing malignant bladder carcinoma from malignant bladder sarcoma reacting with said antibodies.
- 6. A panel of monoclonal antibodies derived from immunization with human bladder transitional cell carcinoma cells or human bladder papilloma extracts wherein said panel is capable of restricted and nonrestricted immunological reaction with, shed and intact human bladder transitional cells antigen, further capable of distinguishing invasive from non-invasive bladder transitional cell carcinoma, further capable of distinguishing human bladder transitional cell carcinoma from bladder sarcoma and wherein the panel members consist of at least two monoclonal antibodies selected from the group consisting of T16, T23, J233, JP165, T101, T43, J143, T87, T138, T101, Om37 and Om5.
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