Patent number: 12215389
Abstract: A method of detecting a predisposition to, or the incidence of, cancer in a sample comprises detecting an epigenetic change in at least one gene selected from an NDRG4/NDRG2 subfamily gene, GATA4, OSMR, GATA5, SFRP1, ADAM23, JPH3, SFRP2, APC, MGMT, TFPI2, BNIP3, FOXE1, SYNE1, SOX17, PHACTR3 and JAM3, wherein detection of the epigenetic change is indicative of a predisposition to, or the incidence of, cancer. Also described are pharmacogenetic methods for determining suitable treatment regimens for cancer and methods for treating cancer patients, based around selection of the patients according to the methods of the invention. The present invention is also concerned with improved methods of collecting, processing and analyzing samples, in particular body fluid samples. These methods may be useful in diagnosing, staging or otherwise characterizing various diseases.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 2021
Date of Patent:
February 4, 2025
Assignee:
Exact Sciences Corporation
Inventors:
Manon Van Engeland, Manon Adriaan De Bruine, Arjan Griffioen, Joost Louwagie, Katja Bierau, Gontran Brichard, Gaetan Otto, Maarten Penning