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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Evelyn M. Mckeegan, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Barry L. Dowell, Mundelein, IL (US);
Richard R. Lesniewski, Collegeville, PA (US);
Dimitrí Semizarov, Chicago, IL (US);
Evelyn M. McKeegan, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Barry L. Dowell, Mundelein, IL (US);
Richard R. Lesniewski, Collegeville, PA (US);
Dimitrí Semizarov, Chicago, IL (US);
AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods for classifying a patient with cancer as a candidate for therapy with a Bcl-2 family inhibitor comprising determining the level of at least one biomarker in a sample and comparing the biomarker level to a threshold level. Also described are methods for identifying classes of patients having a refractory cancer for second-line therapy comprising a Bcl-2 family inhibitor, where the method comprises determining the level of at least one biomarker in a sample and comparing the biomarker level to a threshold level.