Abstract: The present invention provides methods for determining if a patient is likely to benefit from a cancer treatment, by determining if said patient has a gut dysbiosis with an over representation of certain bacterial species. The present invention also provides probiotic strains to improve the efficacy of a cancer treatment, especially chemotherapy, in patients in need thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 21, 2014
Date of Patent:
May 12, 2020
Assignees:
INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY, UNIVERSITÉ PARIS—SACLAY, INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTÉ ET DE LA RECHERCHE MÉDICALE, INSTITUT DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE
Inventors:
Laurence Zitvogel, Ivo Gomperts Boneca, Patricia Lepage, Sophie Viaud, Romain Daillere