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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2019
Applicant:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CN;
Inventors:
Siu Man Simon Ng, Hong Kong, CN;
Jun Yu, Hong Kong, CN;
Joseph Jao Yiu Sung, Hong Kong, CN;
Yujuan Dong, Hong Kong, CN;
Assignee:
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2018.01); C12N 15/113 (2010.01); A61K 31/282 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); A61K 31/282 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); C12N 15/113 (2013.01); C12N 2310/141 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/106 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/178 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for assessing the likelihood of effectiveness of chemotherapy such as oxaliplatin treatment in colorectal cancer patients as well as their survival prospect by determining the level of miR-133a in the cancer tissue. A kit useful for such methods are also provided.