Title:
METHODS OF PREDICTING CHEMOTHERAPY RESPONSIVENESS IN BREAST CANCER PATIENTS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2006084272
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
The invention provides a method of predicting the responsiveness of a breast cancer patient to chemotherapy based on the patient's cellular constituent profile comprising measurements of a plurality of cellular constituents in a sample derived from the patient, the patient's estrogen receptor level, and the patient's estrogen receptor level relative to the patient's age. The invention also provides a method for selecting patients for enrollment in a clinical trial of a drug for treating breast cancer based on these factors.
Inventors:
DAI HONGYUE (US)
FRIEND STEPHEN H (US)
DEUTSCH PAUL (US)
FRIEND STEPHEN H (US)
DEUTSCH PAUL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2006/004280
Publication Date:
October 04, 2007
Filing Date:
February 06, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ROSETTA INPHARMATICS LLC (US)
MERCK & CO INC (US)
DAI HONGYUE (US)
FRIEND STEPHEN H (US)
DEUTSCH PAUL (US)
MERCK & CO INC (US)
DAI HONGYUE (US)
FRIEND STEPHEN H (US)
DEUTSCH PAUL (US)
International Classes:
C12Q1/68
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