Global Patent Index - EP 1497657 A2

EP 1497657 A2 20050119 - METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING PRIMARY TUMORS

Title (en)

METHOD FOR CHARACTERIZING PRIMARY TUMORS

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR CHARAKTERISIERUNG VON PRIMÄRTUMOREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE CARACTERISATION DE TUMEURS PRIMAIRES

Publication

EP 1497657 A2 20050119 (DE)

Application

EP 03725055 A 20030417

Priority

  • DE 10217102 A 20020417
  • EP 0304037 W 20030417

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03087405A2] The invention relates to a method for identifying and characterizing primary tumors or individual areas of primary tumors, according to which cell clusters of tumor cells, which are contained in sample material, are isolated or enriched, whereupon genetic modifications of the isolated cell clusters are analyzed.

IPC 1-7

G01N 33/574

IPC 8 full level

C12Q 1/68 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 2600/112 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 03087405A2

Citation (examination)

  • WO 0047998 A1 20000817 - CELL WORKS INC [US]
  • WEISS LEONARD: "Heterogeneity of cancer cell populations and metastasis", CANCER AND METASTASIS REVIEWS, vol. 19, no. 3-4, 2000, pages 351 - 379, ISSN: 0167-7659

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03087405 A2 20031023; WO 03087405 A3 20040617; AU 2003227645 A1 20031027; AU 2003227645 A8 20031027; DE 10217102 A1 20031113; DE 10217102 B4 20050414; EP 1497657 A2 20050119; US 2006147911 A1 20060706; US 2009035774 A1 20090205

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 0304037 W 20030417; AU 2003227645 A 20030417; DE 10217102 A 20020417; EP 03725055 A 20030417; US 3444208 A 20080220; US 51152705 A 20050421