Prediction method of the effect of radiotherapy for cancer patients

摘要

A method of predicting the effectiveness of radiotherapy for cancer patients. A method of predicting the effectiveness of radiotherapy for cancer patients, which includes the steps of: (a) performing a biopsy to collect cancer cells or cancer tissues from a cancer patient, (b) determining the expression level of hepatoma derived growth factor (HDGF) in the cancer cells or cancer tissues obtained in step (a), and (c) on the basis of the results obtained by the determination in step (b), predicting whether or not a significant treatment effect can be obtained when radiotherapy is carried out on the cancer patient.