Pancreatic Cancer Detection Kit - Toray Industries
Summary
The European Patent Office published application EP3988668A2 for a kit and method detecting early-stage pancreatic cancer and precursor lesions. Applicants are Toray Industries, Inc. and the National Cancer Center. The application covers all EPC contracting states (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR). The technology uses genetic detection methods classified under C12Q 1/68.
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The EPO published patent application EP3988668A2 for a pancreatic cancer detection kit and detection method, filed by Toray Industries, Inc. and National Cancer Center. The application covers genetic detection methods (C12Q 1/68) for identifying early-stage pancreatic cancer and precursor lesions.
Affected parties including diagnostic manufacturers may review the technical disclosure via the EPO register. The application is under examination and has not yet been granted; no enforceable patent rights exist at this stage. Potential applicants in the diagnostic or biotech sector should monitor the application status for future grant decisions.
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KIT OR DEVICE FOR DETECTING EARLY STAGE PANCREATIC CANCER OR PANCREATIC CANCER PRECURSOR LESIONS AND DETECTION METHOD THEREFOR
Publication EP3988668A2 Kind: A2 Apr 08, 2026
Applicants
Toray Industries, Inc., National Cancer Center
Inventors
KAWAUCHI, Junpei, SUDO, Hiroko, KOZONO, Satoko, OCHIAI, Atsushi, KOJIMA, Motohiro
IPC Classifications
C12Q 1/68 20180101AFI20220523BHEP C12M 1/00 20060101ALI20220523BHEP C12N 15/09 20060101ALI20220523BHEP
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AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR
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