Publication number: 20040235071
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for the diagnosis and treatment of a cancer or cancer. Specifically, the present invention identifies the differential expression of 15986, 2188, 20743, 9148, 9151, 9791, 44252, 14184, 42461, 8204, 7970, 25552, 21657, 26492, 2411, 15088, 1905, 28899, 63380, 33935, 10480, 12686, 25501, 17694, 15701, 53062, 49908, 21612, 38949, 6216, 46863, 9235, 2201, 6985, 9883, 12238, 18057, 21617, 39228, 49928, 54476, 62113, 64316, 12264, 32362, 58198, 2887, 3205, 8557, 9600, 9693, 44867, 53058, 55556, 57658, 2208, 10252, 10302, 14218, 33877, 10317, 10485, 25964, 14815, 1363, 1397, 14827, 21708, 3801, 64698, 2179 and 13249 genes in tissues relating to cancer, relative to their expression in normal, or non-cancer disease states, and/or in response to manipulations relevant to a cancer. The present invention describes methods for the diagnostic evaluation and prognosis of various cancers, and for the identification of subjects exhibiting a predisposition to such conditions.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 16, 2003
Publication date:
November 25, 2004
Applicant:
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Eric S. Lightcap, Jeffrey A. Ecsedy, John J. Hunter, Kyle J. MacBeth, Michelle Tighe Nestor