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Methods of determining efficacy of treatment in a subject having heart failure

  • US 9,239,333 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2014
  • Issued: 01/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining the efficacy of a treatment a subject having heart failure, the method comprising:

  • (a) performing an assay to determine a level of galectin-3 in a biological sample from a subject having heart failure;

    (b) comparing the level of galectin-3 in the biological sample of (a) to a reference level of galectin-3;

    (c) selecting a subject having an elevated level of galectin-3 in the biological sample of (a) as compared to the reference level of galectin-3;

    (d) performing an assay to determine a level of soluble ST2 in a biological sample obtained from the selected subject at a first time point before administration of a treatment;

    (e) performing an assay to determine a level of soluble ST2 in a biological sample obtained from the selected subject at a second time point after administration of the treatment and after the first time point; and

    (f) determining that the treatment was effective in a selected subject having a decrease in the level of soluble ST2 in the biological sample of (e) as compared to the level of soluble ST2 in the biological sample of (d).

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