METHODS OF DETECTING CANCER

摘要

This invention provides a set of biological markers that are useful for detecting cancer. This invention further provides methods of using those biological markers for the diagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of cancer.

主权项

1. A method for diagnosing or aiding in the diagnosis of a cancer in a subject, or for assessing the risk of developing a cancer in a subject, or for prognosing or aiding in the prognosis of a cancer in a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
a) measuring the levels of one or more markers selected from the group consisting of C-Macro 1-200 in a population of the subject's macrophage cells; b) measuring the levels of the one or more selected C-Macro markers in a population of the subject's non-phagocytic cells; and c) identifying a difference between the measured levels of the one or more selected C-Macro markers in steps a) and b), wherein the identified difference indicates that the subject has said cancer, or indicates that the subject has a risk of developing said cancer, or is indicative of the prognosis of said cancer in the subject, respectively.