A whole blood/mitogen assay for the early detection of a...

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G01N 33/569 (2006.01) C12Q 1/68 (2006.01) G01N 33/574 (2006.01)

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CA 2272924

This invention provides a method of detecting a subject having ovarian or breast cancer, comprising the following steps: a) obtaining a whole blood sample from the subject; b) incubating the whole blood sample in a culture in the presence of a media containing a mitogen with or without antigen, so as to induce polyclonal and specific activation of lymphocytic cells leading to antibody production; c) exposing the resultant culture of step b) to a specific tumor antigen, thereby allowing an antigen-antibody immune complex to form; d) detecting the antigen-antibody immune complex of step c); wherein the presence of tumor antigen associated antibody is indicative of the subject having the cancer.

L'invention concerne un procédé servant à détecter le cancer du sein ou des ovaires chez un sujet, ce qui consiste à (a) prélever un spécimen de sang entier du sujet; (b) effectuer l'incubation du spécimen dans une culture en présence d'un milieu contenant un facteur mitogène avec ou sans antigène, de manière à provoquer une activation polyclonale et spécifique des lymphocytes conduisant à la production d'anticorps; (c) exposer la culture obtenue à l'étape (b) à un antigène spécifique contre la tumeur, ce qui permet à un complexe immun antigène-anticorps de se constituer; (d) détecter le complexe immun antigène-anticorps de l'étape (c), la présence de l'anticorps associé à l'antigène contre la tumeur indiquant que le sujet est atteint du cancer.

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