Patent number: 11312998
Abstract: Disclosed are methods of selecting a therapy for a cancer patient and methods of treating cancer in the patient. The methods comprise detecting a mutation in one or more genes in a cancer cell from the patient, wherein the one or more genes is selected from the group consisting of PTCD2, TWF1, DEFB134, BBS1, SOX10, APLNR, CD58, COL17A1, CRKL, hsa-mir-101-2, hsa-mir-548s, MAD2L1, MLANA, PSMB5, RNPS1, RPL10A, RPL23, SRP54, TAF3, TAP1, TAP2, TAPBP, TBXAS1, GMIP, OTOA, LAIR1, CLEC1, GPSM3, TRAF1, JAK2, TAPBPL, ICAM1, LILRA1, LILRA3, STAT1, and HLA-F. Also disclosed are methods of screening for one or more genes, the mutation of which confers resistance to T cell-mediated cytolytic activity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 7, 2017
Date of Patent:
April 26, 2022
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Inventors:
Shashankkumar J. Patel, Nicholas P. Restifo