Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology – Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
Patent
1997-07-14
1999-06-22
Saucier, Sandra E.
Chemistry: molecular biology and microbiology
Measuring or testing process involving enzymes or...
435 29, 435375, C12Q 100, C12Q 102
Patent
active
059142278
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to an examination method of hormone-dependent tissue, more particularly to a method for examining hormone-dependent tumors by culturing a tumor tissue in (a) a control culture medium, (b) a culture medium containing a hormone synthetase substrate, and (c) a culture medium containing a hormone synthetase substrate and a hormone synthetase inhibitor, and determining the relative growth ratios of tumor cells of (b) to (a), and (c) to (a) for diagnosing a tumor as being hormone dependent.
This invention provides a method for the simultaneous and easy determination of hormone dependent tumors and the presence of hormone synthetic enzymes. Further, this invention provides a new classification system for tumors and means for indicating medical treatment for a cancer patient.
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Nakamura Junji
Yoshihama Makoto
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