Patents Assigned to FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER- UNIVERSITAT ERLANGEN- NURNBER
  • Tumor Markers for Use in the Diagnosis of Colorectal Carcinomas and/or Metastases Originating Therefrom
    Publication number: 20080311567
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method (i) for detecting a carcinoma, especially an adenocarcinoma, preferably a gastrointestinal carcinoma and more preferably a colorectal carcinoma, (ii) for predicting metastases, preferably liver metastases, depending on a primary colon carcinoma and/or (iii) for predicting the response of metastases to a 5-fluorouracil-containing chemotherapy. The inventive method comprises determining a gene expression profile of 120 marker genes or a selection thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Applicant: FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER- UNIVERSITAT ERLANGEN- NURNBER
    Inventors: Wolfgang Michael Bruckl, Axel Wein, Marc Munnes, Ralph Markus Wirtz