SELECTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS FOR NEO-ADJUVANT AND ADJUVENT SYSTEMIC ANTI-CANCER TREATMENT

摘要

The present invention relates to method for determining whether a gastrointestinal cancer patient is likely to experience a disease recurrence, said method comprising steps of determining concentration of TIMP-1 in a pre-operative plasma sample of said patient, and determining the concentration of CEA in a pre-operative body fluid sample of said patient, and evaluate whether the patient as likely to experience a disease recurrence. The present invention further provides kits for application of said methods.