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Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Claims for Patent: 8,691,506


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Summary for Patent: 8,691,506
Title:Gene expression profiles being predictive for the response of tumors to pharmaceutically effective compounds
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a gene expression profile being predictive for the specific response of an individual tumor to a pharmaceutically effective compound, the use thereof, a microarray wherein the nucleotide sequences attached to the substrate consist of nucleotide sequences corresponding to the predictive genes of said gene expression profile, and a diagnostic kit containing said microarray.
Inventor(s): Bausch; Niko (Freiburg, DE), Fiebig; Heinz-Herbert (Freiburg, DE), Korrat; Andre (Freiburg, DE), Maurer; Martina (Freiburg, DE), Metz; Thomas (Glottertal, DE), Schuler; Julia (Freiburg, DE)
Assignee: Oncotest GmbH (Freiburg, DE)
Application Number:11/911,222
Patent Claims:1. A diagnostic kit containing a microarray, the microarray comprising the nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID NO.:1 to 118 attached to a substrate, the nucleotide sequences corresponding to the predictive genes of a gene expression profile obtained by a method for providing a gene expression profile being predictive for the specific response of an individual tumor to Avastin, the method comprising the steps of: (a) xenotransplanting human tumor material of at least five different tumors into at least one suitable test animal, (b) determining gene expression profiles of the resulting tumor xenografts, (c) treating said at least one test animal with Avastin, (d) evaluating responsiveness of the tumor xenografts to Avastin, (e) identifying the gene expression profile of each of the tested tumor xenografts, and (f) determining the predictive genes in the gene expression profiles by comparing the gene expression profiles of responsive tumors, no-change tumors and progressive tumors, wherein step (f) comprises the steps of (i) dividing the complete set of gene expression profiles of the tumor xenografts into sub-sets, each of the sub-sets missing one of said gene expression profiles, (ii) determining the predictive genes in each sub-set, and (iii) obtaining the gene expression profile being predictive for the specific response of an individual tumor to Avastin by setting up the intersection of the predictive genes of all sub-sets.

2. The kit according to claim 1, wherein in step (f) a tumor xenograft is considered to be responsive when its T/C (therapy/control) value is less than 25%.

3. The kit according to claim 1, wherein in step (f) a tumor xenograft is considered to be no-change when its T/C (therapy/control) value is ranges from 25% to 42%.

4. The kit according to claim 1, wherein in step (f) a tumor xenograft is considered to be progressive when its T/C (therapy/control) value is more than 42%.

5. The kit according to claim 1, wherein in step (ii) an expression profile of 300 genes is determined for each sub-set.

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