Patents Assigned to Picobella
  • Methods for diagnosing and treating kidney and colorectal cancer
    Patent number: 7488584
    Abstract: Methods, reagents and kits for diagnosing and treating cancer such as kidney or colorectal cancer are disclosed. An immunoassay for detecting kidney or colorectal cancer is based on the relative change of the ADAMTSL4 protein in urine or blood compared with normal tissue. An immunohistochemical assay for detecting kidney or colorectal cancer is based on the relative absence of labeled antibody binding to cancerous tissue, compared with normal tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Picobella
    Inventors: Bruce Wang, Matthias Wabl