Patents Assigned to HI-STEM Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine gGmbH
  • NOVEL METHOD FOR ANALYZING CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS OF A PATIENT FOR THE PRESENCE OF METASTASIS-INITIATING CELLS
    Publication number: 20130236890
    Abstract: This invention relates to a novel method for analyzing circulating tumor cells of a patient for the presence of metastasis-initiating cells. The method comprises the step of detecting cells exhibiting the simultaneous presence of c-MET, CD44 and CD47. The invention further relates to novel kits, novel methods for treating patients, and novel bifunctional analytes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: HI-STEM Heidelberg Institute for Stem Cell Technology and Experimental Medicine gGmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Trumpp, Irène Baccelli