Patents Assigned to Rigshospitalet, Public University Hospital
  • METHOD FOR DETECTING, SCREENING, AND/OR MONITORING CANCER IN AN INDIVIDUAL
    Publication number: 20090035794
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for screening and/or detecting and/or monitoring a cancer in an individual, said method comprising determining a first parameter represented by the concentration of TIMP-1 in at least one excreta, e.g. saliva, from the individual. The invention provides a method that without the need to use a blood sample is suitable for facilitating the early diagnosis of a cancer, monitoring the recurrence of a cancer, and/or monitoring the status of a cancer or the effect of cancer treatment in an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: Rigshospitalet, Public University Hospital
    Inventors: Lasse L. Hessel, Jesper Malling, Nils Brunner, Mads Holten-Andersen, Hans Jorgen Nielsen