DR. RAMEEN BEROUKHIM, MD
Osteopathic Medicine at Binney St, Boston, MA

2011021, Sep 8, 2011

Dec 8, 2010

12/962946

SCOTT L. CARTER - CAMBRIDGE MA, US
RAMEEN BEROUKHIM - BROOKLINE MA, US
HELGA B. SALVESEN - PARADIS, NO
LARS A. AKSLEN - SOREIDGREND, NO
JONE TROVIK - BERGEN, NO
HENRICA MARIA JOHANNA WERNER - BERGEN, NO

C12Q 1/68

435 611, 435 614, 435 61

The present invention relates to a method for diagnosis of different stages of endometrial cancer in an individual. Further, the present invention relates to a method for evaluating the probability of survival for an individual suffering from endometrial carcinoma. In another aspect, the present invention relates to the stratification of therapy regimen of endometrial tumor, ovarian cancer, breast cancer, non-small lung cancer or hormone refractory prostate cancer therapy in an individual or monitoring therapeutic efficacy in an individual suffering from the same based on the expression status of STMN1 gene or protein. Moreover, the present invention relates to a kit for use in any of the above referenced methods comprising a means for determining amplifications and deletions of chromosomal regions 3q26.32 and 12p12.1, determining alterations of the gene expression profile of the genes (gene signature): upregulation of the genes PLEKHK1, ATP10B, NMU, MMP1, ATAD2, NETO2, TNNI3, PHLDA2, OVOL1 and down-regulation of the genes: NDP, KIAA1434, MME, CFH, MOXD1, SLC47A1, RBP1, PDE8B, ASRGL1, ADAMTS19, EFHD1, ABCA5, NPAS3, SCML1, TNXB, ENTPD3, AMY1A, ENPP, RASL11B, PDZK3, or the expression status of the STMN1 gene or protein, respectively. Finally, the present invention provides a method for predicting the response to taxanes in an individual suffering from a disease treated with the taxanes based on the expression status of the STMN1 gene or protein.

2013033, Dec 19, 2013

Jun 6, 2013

13/911456

Scott L. Carter - Cambridge MA, US
Rameen Beroukhim - Brookline MA, US
Helga B. Salvesen - Paradis, NO
Lars A. Akslen - Soreidgrend, NO
Jone Trovik - Bergen, NO
Henrica Maria Johanna Werner - Bergen, NO

C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/68

506 9, 435 71

A method for diagnosis of different stages of endometrial cancer and for evaluating the probability of survival for an individual suffering from endometrial carcinoma, and for stratification of a therapy regimen for an endometrial tumor or monitoring therapeutic efficacy in an individual suffering considers the expression status of STMN1 gene or protein. A kit for use in the methods allows for determining amplifications and deletions of chromosomal regions 3q26.32 and 12p12.1, determining alterations of the gene expression profile of the genes (gene signature): upregulation of the genes PLEKHK1, ATP10B, NMU, MMP1, ATAD2, NETO2, TNNI3, PHLDA2, OVOL1 and down-regulation of the genes: NDP, KIAA1434, MME, CFH, MOXD1, SLC47A1, RBP1, PDE8B, ASRGL1, ADAMTS19, EFHD1, ABCA5, NPAS3, SCML1, TNXB, ENTPD3, AMY1A, ENPP, RASL11B, PDZK3, or the expression status of the STMN1 gene or protein.