The Mastomys mouse model is the only existing natural laboratory model to investigate PV pathogenesis and tumor development in the skin, ear, eye and tongue and could help to develop prophylactic or therapeutic approaches to prevent those lesions.
The invention shows that a combination of HDAC and ALK inhibitors for tumortherapy is surprisingly synergistic and can additionally overcome single substance drug resistance.
The present invention comprises the use of two serum/plasma markers for stage discrimination and prediction of survival as well as treatment response in breast cancer patients. Test statistics show that these markers outperform established ones like the number of circulating tumor cells (CTCs).
The invention discloses an improved version of the chorionallantic membrane, for accurate quantification of metastatic cells in different organs of the chicken embryo at a high sensitivity.
The invention identifies new mutations in the TERT promoter which qualify as diagnostic and prognostic marker.
The invention describes a miRNA which interferes with glucocorticoid signalling and can therefore be used as a therapeutic target for e.g. diabesity-related metabolic disorders.