The present invention relates to the field of cancer. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions related to certain promoter mutations in cancer. In one embodiment, a method for treating a subject having thyroid cancer comprises the steps of (a) obtaining a biological sample from the subject; (b) performing an assay on the sample obtained from the subject to identify a mutation at 1 295 228 C>T (C228T) and 1 295 250 C>T (C250T), corresponding to −124 C>T and −146 C>T from the translation start site in the promoter of the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene; (c) identifying the subject as having or likely to develop aggressive thyroid cancer if the C228T and/or C250T mutation is identified; and (d) treating the subject with one or more treatment modalities appropriate for a subject having or likely to develop aggressive thyroid cancer.
本发明涉及癌症领域。更具体地说,本发明提供了与癌症中某些启动子突变有关的方法和组合物。在一个实施方案中,一种治疗甲状腺癌受试者的方法包括以下步骤:(a)从受试者处获得
生物样本;(b)对从受试者处获得的样本进行检测,以确定1 295 228 C>T(C228T)和1 295 250 C>T(C250T)处的突变,对应于端粒酶逆转录酶(TERT)
基因启动子中翻译起始位点的-124 C>T和-146 C>T;(c) 如果鉴定出 C228T 和/或 C250T 突变,则将受试者鉴定为患有或可能患有侵袭性甲状腺癌;以及 (d) 使用适合患有或可能患有侵袭性甲状腺癌的受试者的一种或多种治疗方法治疗受试者。