Patent ID: 10473660

Abstract:
The invention pertains to diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer (OC), cervical cancer (CC), or colorectal cancer (CRC). One embodiment of the invention provides a method of identifying OC, CC, or CRC based on the level of RHAMM in the urine of a subject. Another embodiment of the invention provides a method of identifying OC based on the level of RHAMM in the urine and CA125 in the blood of a subject. The invention also pertains to monitoring the efficacy of a treatment of OC, CC, or CRC based on the level of RHAMM protein in the urine and/or the level of CA125 in the blood. Another embodiment of the invention provides devices and reagents to assay RHAMM in a urine sample and optionally, assay CA125 in a blood sample.