ANALYSES AND METHODS WITH APPLICATION OF BIOMARKERS Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC C12Q1/68 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: what is presented is a method for Apo2L/TRAIL sensitivity prediction of a malignant tissue or cell sampled from a mammal, involving the stages as follows: sampling a malignant tissue or cell from a mammal; analysing the sample malignant tissue or cell for detecting expression of one or more biomarkers selected from a group of fucosyl transferase 3, fucosyl transferase 6, sialyl-Lewis A and/or X antigen (antigens) where expression of one or more specified biomarkers is an indicator of the fact that the specified sampled tissue or cell is sensitive to apoptosis-inducing activity Apo2L/TRAIL. Also, what is described is a method of apoptosis induction in the sampled malignant tissue or cell of a mammal. What is offered is a method of treating a malignant tumour in a mammal. The inventions enables using the detection of expression of one or more biomarkers as the indicator of the fact that a sample is sensitive to apoptosis-inducing agents, such as Apo2L/TRAIL and DR5 agonist antibodies. Specific biomarkers to be examined include fucosyl transferases, particularly fucosyl transferase 3 (FUT3) and/or fucosyl transferase 6 (FUT6), as well as sialyl-Lewis A and/or X antigens.

EFFECT: method improvement.

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