METHODS AND KIT FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CANCER

摘要

This invention relates to methods and kit for the diagnosis, identification and/or staging of cancer, preferably carcinoma or adenocarcinoma. Advantageously, the invention also relates to a method and kit for the diagnosis, identification and/or staging of inflamed or malignant intestinal tissue and/or associated disease state. These methods involve the monitoring and/or detecting of the level of expression of caspase proteins in a sample to assess a deviation in the caspase protein expression levels to provide a diagnosis. The invention also relates to methods for the treatment of cancer in a subject.