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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Michaela Bowden, County Limerick, IE;
Alan Buckler, Arlington, MA (US);
Chantale T. Guy, Medford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Michaela Bowden, County Limerick, IE;
Alan Buckler, Arlington, MA (US);
Chantale T. Guy, Medford, MA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); A61K 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides novel biomarkers, and methods of using said biomarkers, for assessing the efficacy of a treatment regimen for treating cancer in a subject, particularly for treating cancer via Hsp90 inhibition. The present invention also provides methods of identifying test agents capable of treating cancer, particularly in the case of cancers characterized by high levels of IL-8.