The invention describes the use of high CD31 and/or tumor VEGFA as selection criteria for determining patient benefit or responsiveness to a VEGF antagonist, such as bevacizumab. The present invention also describes the use of high CD31 and/or tumor VEGFA as a selection criterion for treating cancer patients, such as ovarian cancer patients, who are undergoing a chemotherapy and/or anti-cancer therapy regimen, with a VEGF antagonist, such as bevacizumab.

Provided are devices and methods to detect the presence of volatile organic compounds related to the presence of a disease state in a biological sample. The devices may include a detection moiety such as a polynucleotide in electronic communication with a semiconductor such as graphene or a carbon nanotube.

The present invention relates to a method for the in vitro diagnosis or prognosis of ovarian cancer, which includes a step of detecting at least one expression product of at least one HERV nucleic acid sequence, the use of said nucleic acid sequences, once isolated, as one or more molecular marker(s) and a kit including at least one specific binding partner of at least one of the expression products of the HERV nucleic acid sequences.

A biosensor for the detection of an analyte using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is provided. The biosensor includes a SERS-active substrate and a microfludic circuit device arranged to be in fluid communication with the SERS-active substrate. Method of manufacturing a biosensor, and methods for detecting an analyte using the biosensor, wherein the analyte may be haptoglobin, are also provided.

The invention provides anti-mesothelin antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of using the same.

The present invention provides a protein-based biomarker that is useful in qualifying ovarian cancer status in a patient. In particular, the biomarker of this invention is useful to classify a subject sample as ovarian cancer or non-ovarian cancer. The biomarker can be detected by SELDI mass spectrometry.

The present invention provides an antibody capable of specifically recognizing and detecting the highly specific cancer marker with respect to the epithelial ovarian cancer, or a fragment of the antibody. The present invention provides an anti-β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3 antibody for diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer, i.e., an antibody for detection of a glycosyltransferase β1,3-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase 3 as an epithelial ovarian cancer marker. The antibody recognizes, as an epitope, a part of a polypeptide of the enzyme consisting of the amino acid sequence represented by SEQ ID NO: 1.

A pharmaceutical composition includes an NAG-1 inhibitor as an active ingredient for inhibiting resistance against an anticancer drug of an ovarian cancer patient and a method of diagnosing prognosis of resistance against an anticancer drug of an ovarian cancer patient by using the NAG-1 inhibitor. It is found by controlling NAG-1 protein that NAG-1, which is overexpressed in an ovarian cancer patient and in an ovarian cancer stem cell having resistance against an anticancer drug, plays a key role in a chronic inflammatory reaction and resistance against an anticancer drug, and in this regard, NAG-1 can be used as a target gene for effective tumor therapy.

The invention described herein is related to antibodies directed to the antigen TIM-1 and uses of such antibodies for the treatment of cancer (e.g., renal and ovarian cancer). In particular, there are provided fully human monoclonal antibodies directed to the antigen TIM-1. Isolated polynucleotide sequences encoding, and amino acid sequences comprising, heavy and light chain immunoglobulin molecules, particularly sequences corresponding to contiguous heavy and light chain sequences spanning the framework regions (FR's) and/or complementarity determining regions (CDR's), specifically from FR1 through FR4 or CDR1 through CDR3, are provided. Hybridomas or other cell lines expressing such immunoglobulin molecules and monoclonal antibodies are also provided.

Provided are antibodies that specifically bind to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine expressed by a cancer cell or an inflammatory cell. Also provided are compositions including these antibodies, as well as polynucleotides, vectors, host cells, and methods useful for production thereof. Further provided are methods and kits for treating or preventing cancer in an individual by administering to the individual an antibody that specifically binds to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine, optionally in combination with another anti-cancer agent. Still further provided are methods and kits for treating or preventing gastrointestinal disease in an individual by administering to the individual an antibody that specifically binds to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine or N-acetyl-galactosamine. Yet further provided are methods and kits for detecting the presence of cancer cells in an individual including an antibody that specifically binds to an epitope containing N-acetylglucosamine and/or N-acetyl-galactosamine.