ALGORITHIMS FOR MULTIVARIANT MODELS TO COMBINE A PANEL OF BIOMARKERS FOR ASSESSING THE RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARIAN CANCER

摘要

The present invention provides methods for assessing a patient's risk of having and/or developing ovarian cancer. Also, methods for evaluating the ovarian cancer state of a patient are described herein. These methods involve the detection, analysis, and classification of biological patterns in biological samples. The biological patterns are obtained using, for example, mass spectrometry systems and other techniques. The present invention also includes therapeutic and prophylactic agents that target the biomarkers described herein. Also, the present invention provides methods for the treatment of ovarian cancer using the markers described herein or agents that mimic the properties of these markers.