A method of determining a likelihood of liver transplant can be performed on a subject that has consumed acetaminophen at an initial time point and has been diagnosed with hepatotoxicity. The amount of CXCL14 in the blood samples to the series of time points can be measured to determine a trend in the amount of the CXCL14 in the blood samples over a time period beginning at the initial time point and continuing through the series of time points. The trend can be: (a) the amount of CXCL14 increases over the time period - the treatment is determined to be a liver transplant; (b) the amount of CXCL14 increases and then becomes substantially constant the treatment is determined to be a liver transplant; or (c) the amount of CXCL14 has a maximum (> 3000) and then decreases - the treatment is determined to exclude a liver transplant.

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in subjects suffering from or suspected of having a renal injury. In particular, the invention relates to using a one or more assays configured to detect a kidney injury marker selected from the group consisting of Thymic stromal lymphopoietin, Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1, C—C motif chemokine 1, C—C motif chemokine 17, C—C motif chemokine 21, C—C motif chemokine 27, FLT-3 Ligand, Immunoglobulin G subclass 3, Interleukin-1 receptor type I, Interleukin-20, Interleukin-29, Interleukin-7, Platelet-derived growth factor A/B dimer, Platelet-derived growth factor A/A dimer, and MMP9:TIMP2 complex as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in renal injuries.

Biomarker panels for the prediction of patient response to immunotherapy, and methods of use thereof.

The present invention relates to the use of the Chemokine (C—C motif) ligand 20 (CCL20) as a biomarker to stratify or identify populations of patients suffering from interleukin-23 (IL23)-mediated diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease) responsive to treatment with an, anti-IL23 antagonist (including, e.g., anti-IL23 antibodies). Levels of CCL20 above or below a predetermined threshold can be used, for example, (i) to determine whether a patient with an IL23-mediated disease or disorder such a Crohn's disease is eligible or non-eligible for treatment with a therapeutic agent, (ii) to determine whether treatment with a certain agent should be commenced, suspended, or modified, (iii) to diagnose whether the IL23-mediated disease is treatable or not treatable with a specific therapeutic agent, or (iv) to predict the outcome of treating the IL23-mediated disease with a specific therapeutic agent. CCL20 can be used in combination with other IL23 pathway biomarkers such as IL22 and/or lipocalin-2 (LCN2).

This invention relates to methods for selecting a treatment and optionally treating subjects with muscle-invasive bladder cancer based on tumor expression levels of chemokines, cytotoxic genes, and/or dendritic cell genes.

Object of the present invention is to provide means for improving the quality of preimplantation embryos deteriorated with age or the like. The present invention relates to an agent for improving the quality of an egg, a fertilized egg, and/or an embryo, including a substance that inhibits signal transmission from CXCL5.

Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of methods of diagnosing and treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) including ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD). In particular, the present disclosure provides in part a panel of IBD biomarkers useful in diagnosing and making treatment decisions. In addition, the present disclosure provides methods of treating IBD with a plasminogen activator inhibitor-1(PAI-1) inhibitor or tissue plasminogen activator (tPA).

The present invention relates to methods and compositions for monitoring, diagnosis, prognosis, and determination of treatment regimens in subjects suffering from or suspected of having a renal injury. In particular, the invention relates to using assays that detect C-C motif chemokine 14 as diagnostic and prognostic biomarker assays in renal injuries.

The invention provides a method of diagnosing Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and/or the hepatic fibrosis status of a subject, especially a subject afflicted with Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or NASH, based on the level of only three or more particular biomarkers. The invention further provides a kit suitable for performing said method and the use of said method and methods of treating patients diagnosed in accordance with the disclosed methods.

The present invention relates to an aptamer comprising a nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 1, preferably comprising or consisting of a nucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO: 4-6. The invention further relates to a composition comprising the aptamer, and the use of the aptamer as a medicament or a diagnostic reagent, particularly for use in the detection or diagnosing of a rejection of a renal allograft.