METHODS FOR PREDICTING THE SURVIVAL TIME OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM A MICROSATELLITE UNSTABLE CANCER

摘要

The present invention relates to methods for predicting the survival time of patients suffering from a micro satellite unstable cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for predicting the survival time of a patient suffering from a micro satellite unstable cancer comprising i) determining the expression level of at least one gene encoding for an immune checkpoint protein in a tumor tissue sample obtained from the patient, ii) comparing the expression level determined at step i) with a predetermined reference value and iii) concluding that the patient will have a long survival time when the level determined at step i) is lower than the predetermined reference value or concluding that the patient will have a short survival time when the level determined at step i) is higher than the predetermined reference value.