Global Patent Index - EP 1238099 A2

EP 1238099 A2 20020911 - AUTOMATED LYSOPHOSPHOLIPID ASSAY AND METHODS OF DETECTING CANCER

Title (en)

AUTOMATED LYSOPHOSPHOLIPID ASSAY AND METHODS OF DETECTING CANCER

Title (de)

AUTOMATISIERTES LYSOPHOSPHOLIPID-ASSAY UND VERFAHREN ZUM NACHWEIS VON KREBBS

Title (fr)

TEST LPA AUTOMATISE AMELIORE ET PROCEDES DE DETECTION DU CANCER

Publication

EP 1238099 A2 20020911 (EN)

Application

EP 00976865 A 20001102

Priority

  • US 0030280 W 20001102
  • US 16353499 P 19991104

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0132916A2] The present invention relates to an improved enzymatic diagnostic assay to detect carcinoma by measuring various lysophospholipids, including lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), in a patient. In a preferred embodiment, this assay measures the human plasma level of LPA in an automated format with a minimal number of reagents and with reduced incubation periods. The present invention also comprises several additional technical improvements to the current LPA assays disclosed in the prior art.

IPC 1-7

C12Q 1/44; C12Q 1/32; C12Q 1/26; C12Q 1/28

IPC 8 full level

G01N 21/78 (2006.01); C12Q 1/26 (2006.01); C12Q 1/28 (2006.01); C12Q 1/32 (2006.01); C12Q 1/37 (2006.01); C12Q 1/44 (2006.01); C12Q 1/48 (2006.01); C12Q 1/527 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C12Q 1/26 (2013.01); C12Q 1/28 (2013.01); C12Q 1/32 (2013.01); C12Q 1/44 (2013.01); G01N 2405/04 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0132916A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0132916 A2 20010510; WO 0132916 A3 20020711; AU 1457901 A 20010514; CA 2389832 A1 20010510; EP 1238099 A2 20020911; JP 2003530081 A 20031014

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0030280 W 20001102; AU 1457901 A 20001102; CA 2389832 A 20001102; EP 00976865 A 20001102; JP 2001535596 A 20001102