公开(公告)号：US20210318317A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US17272848

申请日：2019-09-25

Applicant: Konica Minolta, Inc.

Inventor： Tomonori KANEKO ,  Takatoshi KAYA ,  Chikara OHYAMA ,  Tohru YONEYAMA ,  Yuki TOBISAWA ,  Osamu OGAWA ,  Takahiro INOUE

IPC: G01N33/574 ,  G16B40/00 ,  G01N21/65

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for acquiring auxiliary information useful to assist a diagnosis or treatment of prostate cancer. The method for acquiring auxiliary information of the present invention is a method for acquiring auxiliary information to assist a diagnosis or treatment of prostate cancer, and includes a step (C) of dividing a concentration value of a prostate specific antigen having a β-N-acetylgalactosamine residue at a non-reducing terminal of a sugar chain, contained in a sample derived from a living body, by a volume value of prostate of the living body to calculate the concentration value of the GalNAc-PSA per prostate volume.