METHOD FOR SELECTING CANCER PATIENT FOR WHICH COMBINATION THERAPY OF RETINOID AND CANCER TREATMENT AGENT WILL BE EFFECTIVE, AND COMBINED DRUG OF RETINOID AND CANCER TREATMENT AGENT

摘要

The present invention provides a method for selecting a cancer patient for which a combination therapy of a retinoid and a cancer treatment agent will be effective, said method including a step for selecting a cancer patient which has a malignant tumor which accompanies an infiltrate of a cancer-associated fibroblast in interstitial tissue. In addition, the present invention provides a drug which targets cancer patients having a malignant tumor which accompanies an infiltrate of a cancer-associated fibroblast in interstitial tissue, the drug being characterized in that a retinoid and a cancer treatment agent are administered in combination with one another.