IMMUNOLOGICAL METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF MALIGNANT TUMOURS, AND A KIT FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD.

摘要

PCT No. PCT/AT93/00032 Sec. 371 Date Jan. 30, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Jan. 30, 1995 PCT Filed Feb. 25, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/17343 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 1993A method of detecting malignant tumors and determining their mass includes withdrawing fresh blood and/or serum samples from the patient. The blood or serum sample is then stabilized. The tumor determination is obtained from a shift in the ratio of at least one of the IgG subclasses to the sum of the IgG subclasses, relative to the normal ratio in the samples.