Methods for assessing cisplatin resistance, disease progression, and treatment efficacy in ovarian cancer

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20160348180A1
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15052422

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The invention provides methods for predicting whether an ovarian cancer patient's tumor will be resistant to chemotherapy. The invention also provides methods for monitoring the effectiveness of treatment, particularly a chemotherapeutic treatment, in a patient treated for ovarian cancer. The invention further provides methods for treating ovarian cancer, by reducing chemotherapeutic drug resistance in said cells. In addition, the invention provides methods of screening compounds to identify tumor cell growth inhibitors in tumor cells resistant to conventional chemotherapeutic treatment regimes.

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THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION304 OLD MAIN UNIVERSITY PARK PENNSYLVANIA 16802-1504 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Al-Murrani, Samer Topeka, US 21 57

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