USE OF CCR9, CCL25/TECK, AND INTEGRIN alpha4 IN DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MELANOMA METASTASIS IN THE SMALL INTESTINE

摘要

The invention relates to methods for determining whether a melanoma will metastasize or has metastasized to the small intestine in a subject by detecting or quantifying the expression of the CCR9, CCL25/TECK, or integrin α4 gene. Also disclosed are methods for treating subjects so identified.