Methylation of Gene Promoters as a Predictor of Effectiveness of Therapy

摘要

The present invention provides methods for identifying, diagnosing, evaluating or monitoring a disease state in a subject comprising identifying the methylation status of a panel of genes in the subject. The present invention also relates to identifying, diagnosing, evaluating or monitoring the responsiveness of a subject to a therapeutic regimen, with the methods comprising determining the methylation status of a panel of genes in the subject.