Methods for determining the prognosis for cancer patients using tucan
First Claim
1. A method for determining the prognosis for survival for a colon cancer patient having stage II colon carcinoma, comprising:
- (a) measuring a level of TUCAN polypeptide in a colon cancer cell-containing sample from said colon cancer patient, and(b) comparing the level of TUCAN polypeptide in said sample to a reference level of TUCAN polypeptide from normal colon tissue, wherein a lower level of TUCAN polypeptide relative to said reference level correlates with increased survival of said patient.
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Abstract
The invention provides methods for determining a prognosis for survival for a cancer patient. One method involves (a) measuring a level of a TUCAN in a neoplastic cell-containing sample from the cancer patient, and (b) comparing the level of TUCAN in the sample to a reference level of TUCAN, wherein a low level of TUCAN in the sample correlates with increased survival of the patient. Another method involves (a) measuring a level of TUCAN in a neoplastic cell-containing sample from the cancer patient, and (b) classifying the patient as belonging to either a first or second group of patients, wherein the first group of patients having low levels of TUCAN is classified as having an increased likelihood of survival compared to the second group of patients having high levels of TUCAN.
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1. A method for determining the prognosis for survival for a colon cancer patient having stage II colon carcinoma, comprising:
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(a) measuring a level of TUCAN polypeptide in a colon cancer cell-containing sample from said colon cancer patient, and (b) comparing the level of TUCAN polypeptide in said sample to a reference level of TUCAN polypeptide from normal colon tissue, wherein a lower level of TUCAN polypeptide relative to said reference level correlates with increased survival of said patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of determining a prognosis for survival for a colon cancer patient having stage II colon carcinoma, comprising:
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(a) measuring levels of TUCAN polypeptide and one or more biomarker polypeptides selected from the group consisting of cIAP2, Apaf1, Bcl-2 and Smac in a colon cancer cell-containing sample from said colon cancer patient, and (b) comparing the level of TUCAN polypeptide and the one or more selected biomarker polypeptides in said sample to a reference level of TUCAN polypeptide and said one or more selected biomarker polypeptides from normal colon tissue, wherein a lower level of TUCAN polypeptide and a higher level of any of Apaf1, Bcl-2, or Smac, or a lower level of TUCAN polypeptide and a lower level of cIAP2 in said sample relative to said reference level correlate with increased survival of said patient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of determining a prognosis for survival for a colon cancer patient having stage II colon carcinoma, comprising:
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(a) measuring a level of TUCAN polypeptide in a colon cancer cell-containing sample from said colon cancer patient; (b) comparing the level of TUCAN polypeptide in said sample to a reference level of TUCAN polypeptide from normal colon tissue; and (c) classifying said patient as belonging to either a first or second group of patients, wherein said first group of patients having lower levels of TUCAN polypeptide relative to said reference level is classified as having an increased likelihood of survival compared to said second group of patients having higher levels of TUCAN polypeptide relative to said reference level. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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