Patent ID: 9725494
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: A61K,C07K,G01N

Claim:
1. A method for treating a subject diagnosed as having a solid tumor or a predisposition to developing a solid tumor, wherein the solid tumor is not a lymphoma, the method comprising: diagnosing the subject as having the solid tumor or the predisposition to developing the solid tumor by detecting an amount of soluble CD27 (sCD27) polypeptide present in a serum sample obtained from the subject; and comparing the amount of sCD27 polypeptide in the serum sample with a control value indicative of the basal level of sCD27 polypeptide present in the serum of a subject that does not have a solid tumor or a predisposition to developing a solid tumor, wherein a reduction of the amount of sCD27 polypeptide relative to the control value indicates that the subject has the solid tumor or the predisposition to developing the solid tumor; and administering to the subject an effective amount of a therapeutic agent to treat the tumor.