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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2003
Reinhard Von Wasielewski, Hannover, DE;
Michael Mengel, Lehrte Kolshorn, DE;
Rüdiger Ridder, Schriesheim, DE;
Peter Martin, Hachenburg, DE;
Reinhard von Wasielewski, Hannover, DE;
Michael Mengel, Lehrte Kolshorn, DE;
Rüdiger Ridder, Schriesheim, DE;
Peter Martin, Hachenburg, DE;
MTM Laboratories, AG, Heidelberg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for diagnosis, monitoring and prognosticating the disease course of gastrointestinal tumors, comprising determining the level of a cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor (CK1) in a sample and diagnosing the disease and/or recurrence of the disease or prognosticating the disease course from the level of said CK1 in the examined tumor cells. Furthermore the present invention provides a method for tailoring a suitable therapy for gastrointestinal tumors. Another aspect of the present invention are test kits for research and diagnostic purposes.