USE OF A GENETIC SIGNATURE DIAGNOSTICALLY TO EVALUATE TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR PROSTATE CANCER

摘要

Methods, compositions, and kits for identifying individuals who will be resistant to androgen deprivation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer are disclosed. In particular, the invention relates to an androgen deprivation therapy resistance signature based on expression levels of genes that are differentially expressed between responders and non-responders to androgen deprivation therapy and its use to identify individuals likely to respond poorly or be non-responsive to androgen deprivation therapy, who are in need of treatment for prostate cancer by other methods.