SENSITIZATION OF CANCER CELLS BY THE REMOVAL OF SOLUBLE TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTORS

摘要

The present invention relates to a molecule binding to soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor (sTNFR) for use in a method for sensitizing a tumor cell in a patient to a treatment with a chemotherapeutic agent, wherein said molecule is immobilized on a solid support that is contacted with a body fluid of said patient. Furthermore, the present invention refers to a method for sensitizing a tumor cell and to a body fluid from which sTNFR has been removed for use in a method for sensitizing a tumor cell in a patient to a treatment with a chemotherapeutic agent. Moreover, the present invention refers to a chemotherapeutic agent for use in a method for treating a tumor in a patient for sensitizing a tumor cell of said tumor in said patient to a treatment with said chemotherapeutic agent.