METHODS FOR PREDICTING CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN SUBJECTS AFFLICTED WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS

摘要

The present invention provides methods for predicting clinical outcome from a sample of a subject having ulcerative colitis (UC), comprising determining a prognostic marker profile and classifying the subject as either a responder or a non-responder. The methods can be used to monitor and to predict the progression of UC, by determining the likelihood for UC to progress either rapidly or slowly in an individual based on the presence or level of at least one marker in a sample. The methods can also be used to predict the regression of UC, by determining the likelihood for UC to regress either rapidly or slowly in an individual.