公开(公告)号：US20240168026A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18283274

申请日：2022-03-22

申请人： Toray Industries, Inc. ,  NATIONAL CANCER CENTER

发明人： Michimoto Kobayashi ,  Hideki Kawai ,  Asako Sogame ,  Kazufumi Honda

IPC分类号： G01N33/574 ,  C07K16/18

CPC分类号： G01N33/57438 ,  C07K16/18

摘要： The present invention provides a convenient and noninvasive detection method for assisting in the determination of pancreatic cystic tumor to be benign or malignant, and a kit for detection therefor. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for assisting in the determination of malignant pancreatic cystic tumor, the method comprising the steps of measuring in vitro the amount of APOA2-AT protein or/and APOA2-ATQ protein present in a body fluid sample of a test subject having pancreatic cystic tumor, and assisting in determining the pancreatic cystic tumor to be benign or malignant on the basis of the amount, and a kit for assisting in the determination of malignant pancreatic cystic tumor, the kit being directed to measuring the amount of APOA2-AT protein or/and APOA2-ATQ protein and being usable in the method.