METHOD FOR DETERMINING CANCER PATIENT SURVIVAL BASED ON ANALYZING TUMOR-INFILTRATING OVERALL T-LYMPHOCYTES

摘要

The present invention relates to a method, in vitro or in vivo, for determining cancer patient survival, comprising analyzing the number and/or amount of tumor-infiltrating overall T- lymphocytes (oTLs) based on the methylation status of at least one CpG position in one or more of the genes for CD3 ?, -d, and -e in a tumor sample derived from said cancer patient, wherein a high number and/or amount of oTLs is indicative for a better survival of said cancer patient in a non-breast cancer, wherein in breast cancer a high number and/or amount of oTLs is indicative for an inferior survival of said patient. The present invention also relates to a respective kit for use in the methods of the invention.