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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Applicants:
Tracy Robson, Belfast, GB;
David Hirst, Belfast, GB;
Hayley Mckeen, Carrickfergus, GB;
Christopher Byrne, Lifford, IE;
Inventors:
Tracy Robson, Belfast, GB;
David Hirst, Belfast, GB;
Hayley McKeen, Carrickfergus, GB;
Christopher Byrne, Lifford, IE;
Assignee:
The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01); A61P 35/00 (2006.01); G01N 33/573 (2006.01); G01N 33/574 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/573 (2013.01); C12Q 1/6886 (2013.01); G01N 33/57415 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/106 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/118 (2013.01); C12Q 2600/158 (2013.01); G01N 2333/99 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods that employ FKBPL as a marker for a subject's sensitivity to endocrine therapies in the treatment of cancers, and as a predictive marker of cancer progression and disease free survival in relation to hormone responsive cancers.