Diagnostic methods
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1. A method for diagnosing ovarian cancer in a patient comprising:
- (a) measuring a level of a first biomarker in a serum, plasma, or a combination of serum and plasma sample obtained from a patient, wherein said first biomarker is Flt-1;
(b) comparing said level of said first biomarker in said sample to a level of said first biomarker in a normal control sample, wherein a level of said first biomarker in said sample that is more than one standard deviation above said level of said first biomarker in said normal control is indicative of the presence of ovarian cancer in said patient; and
(c) diagnosing from said measuring step and said comparing step the presence or absence of ovarian cancer in said patient.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of diagnosing cancerous conditions in a patient, as well as methods of monitoring the progression of a cancerous condition and/or methods of monitoring a treatment protocol of a therapeutic agent or a chemotherapeutic regimen. The invention also relates to assay methods used in connection with the diagnostic methods described herein.
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1. A method for diagnosing ovarian cancer in a patient comprising:
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(a) measuring a level of a first biomarker in a serum, plasma, or a combination of serum and plasma sample obtained from a patient, wherein said first biomarker is Flt-1; (b) comparing said level of said first biomarker in said sample to a level of said first biomarker in a normal control sample, wherein a level of said first biomarker in said sample that is more than one standard deviation above said level of said first biomarker in said normal control is indicative of the presence of ovarian cancer in said patient; and (c) diagnosing from said measuring step and said comparing step the presence or absence of ovarian cancer in said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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