SHON AS A PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKER FOR CANCER AND AS A PREDICTOR OF RESPONSE TO ENDOCRINE THERAPY

摘要

An estrogen-regulated gene sequence SHON has been characterised, and found to be a novel oncogene in mammary carcinoma and significantly associated with estrogen and progesterone receptor expression in breast cancer. The present invention encompasses methods for predicting the responsiveness to endocrine therapy for breast cancer and providing a prognosis for disease-free and/or distant metastasis-free survival of a cancer patient.