Non-invasive enzyme screen for cancer

   
   

The present invention relates to non-invasive methods for facilitating the diagnosis of a subject as having cancer. The described methods involve detecting the presence of a matrix metalloproteinase in urine samples obtained from a patient and correlating the presence or absence of the matrix metalloproteinase with the presence or absence of cancer. Methods for monitoring the prognosis of a patient by detection of matrix metalloproteinase are also provided.

A invenção atual relaciona-se aos métodos non-invasive para facilitar o diagnóstico de um assunto como tendo o cancer. Os métodos descritos envolvem detectar a presença de um metalloproteinase da matriz nas amostras do urine obtidas de um paciente e correlacionar a presença ou a ausência do metalloproteinase da matriz com a presença ou a ausência do cancer. Os métodos para monitorar o prognosis de um paciente pela deteção do metalloproteinase da matriz são fornecidos também.

 
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