Methods for detection and evaluation of bladder cancer
CA 2242856 A1 · Owner: The University Of Miami · Inventors: Lokeshwar, Vinata B.; Block, Norman L.; Pham, Henri T.
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The present invention relates to novel methods for detecting and evaluating bladder cancer. The methods of the present invention are based on the discovery that normalized amounts of hyaluronic acid (HA) and hyaluronidase (HAase) are diagnostic markers for the detection of bladder cancer evaluation , of its grade, monitoring of the efficacy of its treatment and tumor , recurrence.
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- Filed January 31, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 31, 2017.
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