Molecular markers of cisplatin resistance in cancer and uses thereof

The present invention relates generally to the fields of molecular biology and medicine. More particularly, it concerns cancer treatments and the identification and use of markers for cancer resistance to a platinum-drug based therapy therapy. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides d...

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Hauptverfasser: CHENG TIMOTHY C, BERRY CHARLES C, SAMIMI GOLI, HOWELL STEPHEN B, MANOREK GERALD
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates generally to the fields of molecular biology and medicine. More particularly, it concerns cancer treatments and the identification and use of markers for cancer resistance to a platinum-drug based therapy therapy. In certain embodiments, the present invention provides diagnostic and/or prognostic methods involving a collection of differentially expressed genes that may be used to identify cisplatin resistance in human ovarian cancer.