Patent ID: 8486641

Claim:
A method of diagnosing presence of prostate cancer in a male subject, the method comprising: (a) determining a level of anti MCP-1 antibodies and a level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) or prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) or both in a serum or plasma sample obtained from the subject; (b) comparing said level of anti MCP-1 antibodies and level of PSA or PAP or both in said serum or plasma sample with a level of anti MCP-1 antibodies and a level of PSA or PAP or both in serum or plasma samples from a population of normal healthy male controls, wherein an increase in the level of said anti MCP-1 antibodies and level of PSA or PAP or both in said serum or plasma sample of said subject above the level of said anti MCP-1 antibodies and level of PSA or PAP or both in said serum or plasma samples from said normal healthy male controls is indicative of the prostate cancer in the subject.