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App. No. 11/365,745

Methods of prognosis of prostate cancer

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11/365,745
Abstract

The present invention applies classical survival analysis to genome-wide gene expression profiles of prostate cancers and preoperative prostate-specific antigen levels from prostate cancer patient, to identify prognostic markers of disease relapse that provide additional predictive value relative to prostate-specific antigen concentration. The present invention provides a method of determining prognosis of prostate cancer and predicting prostate cancer outcome of a patient. The method comprises the steps of first establishing the threshold value of at least one prognostic gene of prostate cancer. Then, the amount of the prognostic gene from a prostate tissue of a prostate cancer patient is determined. The amount of the prognostic gene present in that patient is compared with the established threshold value of the prognostic gene, whereby the prognostic outcome of the patient is determined.

Claims (16)

1 . A method of determining prognosis of prostate cancer from a patient, comprising the steps of:

establishing the threshold value of at least one prognostic gene selected from the group of Table 1A, 1B and 1C,

determining the amount of said prognostic gene from a prostate tissue of a patient,

comparing the amount of said prognostic gene with the established threshold value of said prognostic gene, and

determining the prognostic outcome of the patient.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said prognostic gene is trp-p8.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of said prognostic gene is determined after amplification of said prognostic gene.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining prostate-specific antigen.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said prognosis is determined after a selected therapeutic treatment.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said prognosis contributes to selection of a therapeutic strategy.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein said prognosis contributes to selection of a therapeutic strategy.

8 . A method of determining prognosis of prostate cancer from a patient, comprising the steps of:

establishing the threshold value of at least one prognostic gene selected from the group of Table 2,

determining the amount of said prognostic gene from a prostate tissue of a patient,

comparing the amount of said prognostic gene with the established threshold value of said prognostic gene, and

determining the prognostic outcome of the patient.