DETECTION OF URINARY MESOTHELIN-/MEGAKARYOCYTE POTENTIATING FACTOR-RELATED PEPTIDES FOR ASSESSMENT OF OVARIAN CANCER

摘要

The invention relates to methods and kits for assessing occurrence in woman urine of peptides having amino acid sequences related to those of mesothelin, megakaryocyte potentiating factor, and other peptides that have been associated with occurrence in the serum of ovarian cancer patients. The methods and kits can be used to diagnose ovarian cancer in a woman, to predict development of ovarian cancer in an otherwise asymptomatic woman, or to assess the efficacy of an ovarian cancer therapeutic method.