Disclosed is a method for determining sensitivity to a CDK4/6 inhibitor, comprising the steps of: comparing a value based on activity of at least one CDK selected from CDK4 and CDK6 in a sample collected from a subject, with a threshold level corresponding to the CDK, and determining that the subject is insensitive to the CDK4/6 inhibitor when the value based on the CDK activity is less than the threshold level.

The present invention concerns a novel in vitro assay for determining the invasive ability of brain tumour cells, in particular brain tumour stem cells. This new assay, called 3D invasion assay, is based on the analysis and comparison of the area of neurospheres grown in vitro into a Matrigel extracellular-like matrix. The invention also concerns the use of said assay for diagnosing metastatic brain tumour in subjects, for determining its prognosis, as well as for the monitoring, for the stratification, for identifying subjects at risk of metastasis, and/or predicting the metastasis-associated risk in subjects diagnosed with brain tumour.

The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human FAM19A5 and compositions comprising such antibodies. Also provided herein are methods for treating fibrosis or cancer using the anti-FAM19A5 antibodies.

The present disclosure relates to compounds that are capable penetrating to the blood brain barrier to modulate the activity of EGFR tyrosine kinase. The disclosure further relates to methods of treating glioblastoma and other EGFR mediated cancers. The disclosure further relates to methods of treating glioblastoma and other EGFR mediated cancers that have been determined to have altered glucose metabolism in the presence of inhibitors. The present disclosure also provides methods of administering to a subject a glucose metabolism inhibitor and a cytoplasmic p53 stabilizer.

There has been a recent shift in cancer therapy from one size fits all to a personalized and tailored treatment for individual patients to increase efficiency and avoid unnecessary toxicity. This invention relates to a method of determining the prognosis and suitable treatment of cancer in a subject by measuring the level of expression of SPAG5. In particular, it relates to a method where high expression of SPAG5 in tumour cells correlates with aggressive tumours.

This invention concerns patentable devices configured to capture cancer stem cells and cell clusters. After capturing such cells and/or clusters, the cancerous cells are subjected to whole genome sequencing. The resulting genomic sequence information is then compared to that for normal or non-diseased tissue (obtained, for example, from either the same patient, or a population sample, etc.) in order to identify the specific genetic mutation(s) present in the CSCs. Further analysis then correlates the genetic mutations with cell growth signaling pathways typically found with tumor metastases. Armed with this information, an oncologist can then develop a specifically targeted therapy that utilizes approved drugs or drug candidates undergoing clinical testing to address the identified driver mutations and thus effect a targeted therapy tailored to the particular patient's disease.

A method and apparatus for the quantitative determination of an individual's risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) is described. Risk determination is accomplished and may have a sensitivity and specificity of greater than 95%, by generating linear and nonlinear mathematical digital ECG-constructed models from digital ECG-type data of an individual's digital ECG, determining stability/instability of digital ECG-constructed control model systems corresponding to the digital ECG-constructed models by a plurality of techniques and transforming stability/instability values obtained by the determining stability/instability into a quantitative value reflecting an individual's risk for SCD.

The current disclosure provides methods for detecting and analyzing K17 expression in a bladder sample obtained from a subject. The current disclosure also pertains to methods and kits for identifying a mammalian subject with bladder cancer by detecting the expression of K17 in a sample. The present methods include both cell-based and cell-free methods for determining the level of keratin 17 in a sample obtained from the bladder of a subject.

There is provided two angiogenesis clinical PET tracers, namely 68Ga-NODAGA-E[c(RGDyK)]2 and 64Cu-NODAGA-E[c(RGDyK)]2 for imaging of neo-angiogenesis in humans.

To provide a novel immunotherapeutic agent which can be used for treatment of gastric cancer and the like including diffuse-type gastric carcinoma. An antibody that binds to sulfated glycosaminoglycan and has cell growth inhibitory activity is provided. The antibody of the present invention can be used as a cell growth inhibitor, a targeting reagent for drug delivery, or an agent for detecting cancer.