MEANS AND METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION AND/OR MONITORING OF PEDIATRIC TUMORS.

摘要

The invention relates to the field of medical diagnostics, in particular to methods and reagents for the detection and monitoring of pediatric tumors by multiparameter flow cytometry (MFC) using a single tube. Provided is a kit-of-parts for the flow cytometric detection of pediatric tumor cells, the kit comprising fluorochrome-conjugated antibodies directed against the cell surface markers CD45, CD56, GD2, CD99, CD8, EpCAM, CD4, smCD3, CD19 and CD271, the cytoplasmic marker cyCD3, and the nuclear marker(s) nuMyogenin and/or nuMyoD1, wherein (i) the antibodies against the markers CD99/CD8 are conjugated to the same fluorochrome and representing a first marker pair CD99/CD8; (ii) the antibodies against the markers EpCAM/CD4 are conjugated to the same fluorochrome and representing a second marker pair EpCAM/CD4; (ii) the antibody against CD271 is conjugated to the same fluorochrome as the antibody against either cyCD3 or smCD3 and representing a third marker pair CD271/cyCD3 or CD271/smCD3; wherein between the first, second and third marker pairs the fluorochromes are distinguishable; and wherein the antibodies against the cytoplasmic and the nuclear markers are physically separated from the antibodies against the cell surface markers.