HSF1 AND HSF1 CANCER SIGNATURE SET GENES AND USES RELATING THERETO

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14398700

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In some aspects, the invention relates to Heat Shock Protein-1 (HSF1) gene and HSF1 gene products. In some aspects, the invention provides methods of tumor diagnosis, prognosis, treatment-specific prediction, or treatment selection, the methods comprising assessing the level of HSF1 expression or HSF1 activation in a sample obtained from the tumor. In some aspects, the invention relates to the discovery that increased HSF1 expression and increased HSF1 activation correlate with poor outcome in cancer, e.g., breast cancer. In some aspects, the invention relates to the HSF1 cancer program genes, HSF1 cancer signature set genes, subsets thereof, and uses in tumor diagnosis, prognosis, treatment-specific prediction, treatment selection, or drug discovery, among others.

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WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH455 MAIN STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02142-1479

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Lindquist, Susan Chestnut Hill, US 30 146
Mendillo, Marc Cambridge, US 3 2
Santagata, Sandro Jamacia Plain, US 5 15
Whitesell, Luke J Somerville, US 3 11

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