In Vitro Method for Diagnosing and Monitoring Metastasized Bladder Cancer Using the Determination of MMP-7 in the Circulation of Patients

摘要

The present invention relates to the use in diagnostic in vitro methods for the detection, early detection, monitoring and/or prognosis of metastatic bladder cancer in human patients of matrix metalloproteinase 7 (MMP-7) and/or its precursors and fragments with MMP-7 immunoreactivity that can be measured in blood, serum or plasma samples from the patient.