PSA ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY: A NEW BIOMARKER FOR ASSESSING PROSTATE CANCER AGGRESSIVENESS
申请人:NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, AN ILLINOIS NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION
公开号:US20140134658A1
公开(公告)日:2014-05-15
The disclosure provides for methods to determine prognosis, aggressiveness, and progression of prostate cancer with the ability to differentiate between aggressive and non-aggressive prostate cancer. The method utilizes the differential enzymatic activity in patient samples, for example of enzymatically active prostate specific antigen (PSA) activity, in order to determine the aggressiveness and prognosis of prostate cancer, and monitor the progression of prostate cancer therapy. The invention also encompasses assay platforms (e.g., optical or electrochemical) that specifically detect PSA-triggered peptide cleavage events.