PROGNOSTIC FACTOR IN SARCOMA, AND METASTASIS INHIBITOR

摘要

The present invention relates to uses of sarcopodin as a gene associated with distant metastasis or prognosis for survival in tumors. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of determining the risk of distant metastasis or prognosis for survival in a tumor, comprising measuring the expression level of sarcopodin in a tumor tissue. Furthermore, the present invention provides an agent for inhibiting metastasis containing a polynucleotide complementary to an mRNA that encodes sarcopodin or an expression vector capable of expressing the polynucleotide.