SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

摘要

This invention relates to a low cost rapid response diagnostic system to determine Cortisol levels in patients selected as potential candidates for GCR (glucocorticoid receptor) antagonist therapy utilizing a GCR antagonist, such as ORG 34517. The rapid, sensitive, and inexpensive test can be used to determine patients who have non-normal Cortisol production or disordered circadian rhythms as a method for selecting subjects for GCR antagonist therapy for whom it is likely to have beneficial and/or therapeutic effects, and can also be used to monitor changes in Cortisol levels in response to treatment.