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(12) United States Patent Salceda et al.
USOO7737255B1
US 7,737,255 B1 Jun. 15, 2010
(10) Patent No.: (45) Date of Patent:
(54) METHOD OF DIAGNOSING, MONITORING, STAGING, IMAGING AND TREATING VARIOUS CANCERS
(75) Inventors: Susana Salceda, San Jose, CA (US); Yongming Sun, San Jose, CA (US); Herve Recipon, San Francisco, CA (US); Robert Cafferkey, San Jose, CA (US)
(73) Assignee: Diadexus, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US)
(*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
Fu et al (EMBO Journal, 1996, vol. 15, pp. 4392-4401.*
(Continued) Primary Examiner Sean E Aeder (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Licata & Tyrrell P.C.; Keith R. McCollum
(57) ABSTRACT
The present invention provides a new method for detecting, diagnosing, monitoring, staging, prognosticating, imaging and treating selected cancers including gynecologic cancers Such as breast, ovarian, uterine and endometrial cancer and lung cancer.
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METHOD OF DIAGNOSING, MONITORING, STAGING, IMAGING AND TREATING
VARIOUS CANCERS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates, in part, to newly developed assays for detecting, diagnosing, monitoring, staging, prognosticat ing, imaging and treating various cancers, particularly gyne cologic cancer including ovarian, uterine endometrial and breast cancer, and lung cancer.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The American Cancer Society has estimated that over 560, 000 Americans will die this year from cancer. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, exceeded only by heart disease. It has been estimated that over one million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in 1999 alone.
In women, gynecologic cancers account for more than one-fourth of the malignancies. Of the gynecologic cancers, breast cancer is the most com
mon. According to the Women's Cancer Network, 1 out of every 8 women in the United States is as risk of developing breast cancer, and 1 out of every 28 women are at risk of dying from breast cancer. Approximately 77% of women diagnosed with breast cancer are over the age of 50. However, breast cancer is the leading cause of death in women between the ages of 40 and 55.
Carcinoma of the ovary is another very common gyneco logic cancer. Approximately one in 70 women will develop ovarian cancer during her lifetime. An estimated 14.500 deaths in 1995 resulted from ovarian cancer. It causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive sys tem. Ovarian cancer often does not cause any noticeable symptoms. Some possible warning signals, however, are an enlarged abdomen due to an accumulation of fluid or vague digestive disturbances (discomfort, gas or distention) in women over 40; rarely there will be abnormal vaginal bleed ing. Periodic, complete pelvic examinations are important; a Pap test does not detect ovarian cancer. Annual pelvic exams are recommended for women over 40.
Also common in women is endometrial cancer or carci noma of the lining of the uterus. According to the Women's Cancer Center endometrial cancer accounts for approxi mately 13% of all malignancies in women. There are about 34,000 cases of endometrial cancer diagnosed in the United States each year.
Uterine sarcoma is another type of uterine malignancy much more rare as compared to other gynecologic cancers. In uterine sarcoma, malignant cells start growing in the muscles or other Supporting tissues of the uterus. Sarcoma of the uterus is different from cancer of the endometrium, a disease in which cancer cells start growing in the lining of the uterus. This uterine cancer usually begins after menopause. Women who have received therapy with high-dose X-rays (external beam radiation therapy) to their pelvis are at a higher risk to develop sarcoma of the uterus. These X-rays are sometimes given to women to stop bleeding from the uterus. Lung cancer is the second most prevalent type of cancer for
both men and women in the United States and is the most common cause of cancer death in both sexes. Lung cancer can result from a primary tumor originating in the lung or a secondary tumor which has spread from another organ Such as the bowel or breast. Primary lung cancer is divided into three main types; Small cell lung cancer, non-Small cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Small cell lung cancer is also
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2 called “Oat Cell lung cancer because the cancer cells are a distinctive oat shape. There are three types of non-small cell lung cancer. These are grouped together because they behave in a similar way and respond to treatment differently to Small cell lung cancer. The three types are squamous cell carci noma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Squamous cell cancer is the most common type of lung cancer. It devel ops from the cells that line the airways. Adenocarcinoma also develops from the cells that line the airways. However, adeno carcinoma develops from a particular type of cell that pro duces mucus (phlegm). Large cell lung cancer has been thus named because the cells look large and rounded when they are viewed under a microscope. Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer which affects the covering of the lung called the pleura. Mesothelioma is often caused by exposure to asbes tOS.
Procedures used for detecting, diagnosing, monitoring, staging, and prognosticating each of these types of cancer are of critical importance to the outcome of the patient. In all cases, patients diagnosed early in development of the cancer generally have a much greater five-year Survival rate as com pared to the Survival rate for patients diagnosed with a cancer which has metastasized. New diagnostic methods which are more sensitive and specific for early detection of various types of cancer are clearly needed.
In the present invention methods are provided for detect ing, diagnosing, monitoring, staging, prognosticating, in Vivo imaging and treating selected cancers including, but not lim ited to, gynecologic cancers such as ovarian, breast endome trial and/or uterine cancer, and lung cancer via detection of a Cancer Specific Genes (CSGs). Nine CSGs have been iden tified and refer, among other things, to native proteins expressed by the genes comprising the polynucleotide sequences of any of SEQID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. In the alternative, what is meant by the nine CSGs as used herein, means the native mRNAS encoded by the genes com prising any of the polynucleotide sequences of SEQID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 or it can refer to the actual genes comprising any of the polynucleotide sequences of SEQID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. Fragments of the CSGs such as those depicted in SEQID NO:10, 11, 12, 13 or 14 can also be detected.
Other objects, features, advantages and aspects of the present invention will become apparent to those of skill in the art from the following description. It should be understood, however, that the following description and the specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention are given by way of illustration only. Various changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the disclosed invention will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from reading the following description and from reading the other parts of the present disclosure.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Toward these ends, and others, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for diagnosing the presence of selected cancers by analyzing for changes in levels of CSG in cells, tissues or bodily fluids compared with levels of CSG in preferably the same cells, tissues, or bodily fluid type of a normal human control, wherein a change in levels of CSG in the patient versus the normal human control is associated with the selected cancer. For the purposes of this invention, by 'selected cancer it is meant to include gynecologic cancers Such as ovarian, breast, endometrial and uterine cancer, and lung cancer.
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Further provided is a method of diagnosing metastatic cancer in a patient having a selected cancer which is not known to have metastasized by identifying a human patient Suspected of having a selected cancer that has metastasized; analyzing a sample of cells, tissues, or bodily fluid from Such patient for CSG; comparing the CSG levels in such cells, tissues, or bodily fluid with levels of CSG in preferably the same cells, tissues, or bodily fluid type of a normal human control, wherein an increase in CSG levels in the patient Versus the normal human control is associated with a cancer which has metastasized.
Also provided by the invention is a method of staging selected cancers in a human patient by identifying a human patient having Such cancer, analyzing a sample of cells, tis sues, or bodily fluid from such patient for CSG; comparing CSG levels in such cells, tissues, or bodily fluid with levels of CSG in preferably the same cells, tissues, or bodily fluid type of a normal human control sample, wherein an increase in CSG levels in the patient versus the normal human control is associated with a cancer which is progressing and a decrease in the levels of CSG is associated with a cancer which is regressing or in remission.
Further provided is a method of monitoring selected can cers in patients for the onset of metastasis. The method com prises identifying a human patient having a selected cancer that is not known to have metastasized; periodically analyZ ing a sample of cells, tissues, or bodily fluid from Such patient for CSG; comparing the CSG levels in such cells, tissues, or bodily fluid with levels of CSG in preferably the same cells, tissues, or bodily fluid type of a normal human control sample, wherein an increase in CSG levels in the patient versus the normal human control is associated with a cancer which has metastasized.
Further provided is a method of monitoring the change in stage of selected cancers in humans having Such cancer by looking at levels of CSG. The method comprises identifying a human patient having a selected cancer, periodically ana lyzing a sample of cells, tissues, or bodily fluid from Such patient for CSG; comparing the CSG levels in such cells, tissue, or bodily fluid with levels of CSG in preferably the same cells, tissues, or bodily fluid type of a normal human control sample, wherein an increase in CSG levels in the patient versus the normal human control is associated with a cancer which is progressing and a decrease in the levels of CSG is associated with a cancer which is regressing or in remission.
Further provided are antibodies against CSG or fragments of Such antibodies which can be used to detect or image localization of CSG in a patient for the purpose of detecting or diagnosing selected cancers. Such antibodies can be poly clonal or monoclonal, or prepared by molecular biology tech niques. The term “antibody, as used herein and throughout the instant specification is also meant to include aptamers and single-stranded oligonucleotides such as those derived from an in vitro evolution protocol referred to as SELEX and well known to those skilled in the art. Antibodies can be labeled with a variety of detectable labels including, but not limited to, radioisotopes and paramagnetic metals. These antibodies or fragments thereof can also be used as therapeutic agents in the treatment of diseases characterized by expression of a CSG. In therapeutic applications, the antibody can be used without or with derivatization to a cytotoxic agent Such as a radioisotope, enzyme, toxin, drug or a prodrug.
Other objects, features, advantages and aspects of the present invention will become apparent to those of skill in the art from the following description. It should be understood, however, that the following description and the specific
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to diagnostic assays and methods, both quantitative and qualitative for detecting, diag nosing, monitoring, staging and prognosticating selected cancers by comparing levels of CSG with those of CSG in a normal human control. What is meant by levels of CSG as used herein is levels of the native protein expressed by the gene comprising the polynucleotide sequence of any of SEQ ID NO: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. In the alternative, what is meant by levels of CSG as used herein is levels of the native mRNA encoded by the gene comprising any of the polynucle otide sequence of SEQID NO: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 or 9 or levels of the gene comprising any of the polynucleotide sequences of SEQID NO:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9. Fragments of CSGs such as those depicted in SEQID NO: 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 can also be detected. Such levels are preferably measured in at least one of cells, tissues and/or bodily fluids, including determination of normal and abnormal levels. Thus, for instance, a diagnostic assay in accordance with the invention for diagnosing over-expression of CSG protein compared to normal control bodily fluids, cells, or tissue samples may be used to diagnose the presence of selected cancers. What is meant by 'selected cancers' as used herein is a gynecologic cancer such as ovarian, breast, endometrial or uterine cancer, or lung case. Any of the 9 CSGs can be measured alone in the methods
of the invention, or all together or any combination thereof. However, for methods relating togynecologic cancers includ ing ovarian, breast, endometrial and uterine cancer, it is pre ferred that levels of CSG comprising SEQ ID NO:1 or a fragment thereof be determined. Exemplary fragments of this CSG which can be detected are depicted in SEQID NO: 10, 11, 12, and 13. For methods relating to lung cancer and gynecologic cancers including ovarian, endometrial and uter ine, it is preferred that levels of CSG comprising SEQ ID NO:2 or 9 be determined. Fragments of this CSG such as that depicted in SEQID NO:14 can also be detected. For methods relating to ovarian cancer, determination of levels of CSG comprising SEQID NO:3 is also preferred.
All the methods of the present invention may optionally include measuring the levels of other cancer markers as well as CSG. Other cancer markers, in addition to CSG, useful in the present invention will depend on the cancer being tested and are known to those of skill in the art.
Diagnostic Assays The present invention provides methods for diagnosing the
presence of selected cancers by analyzing for changes in levels of CSG in cells, tissues or bodily fluids compared with levels of CSG in cells, tissues or bodily fluids of preferably the same type from a normal human control, wherein a change in levels of CSG in the patient versus the normal human control is associated with the presence of a selected CaCC.
Without limiting the instant invention, typically, for a quantitative diagnostic assay a positive result indicating the patient being tested has cancer is one in which cells, tissues or bodily fluid levels of the cancer marker, such as CSG, are at least two times higher, and most preferably are at least five
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times higher, than in preferably the same cells, tissues or bodily fluid of a normal human control.
The present invention also provides a method of diagnos ing metastases of selected cancers in a patient having a selected cancer which has not yet metastasized for the onset of metastasis. In the method of the present invention, a human cancer patient Suspected of having a selected cancer which may have metastasized (but which was not previously known to have metastasized) is identified. This is accomplished by a variety of means known to those of skill in the art. For example, in the case of ovarian cancer, patients are typically diagnosed with ovarian cancer following Surgical staging and monitoring of CA125 levels. Traditional detection methods are also available and well known for other selected cancers which can be diagnosed by determination of CSG levels in a patient.
In the present invention, determining the presence of CSG levels in cells, tissues or bodily fluid, is particularly useful for discriminating between a selected cancer which has not metastasized and a selected cancer which has metastasized. Existing techniques have difficulty discriminating between cancers which have metastasized and cancers which have not metastasized and proper treatment selection is often depen dent upon such knowledge.
In the present invention, the cancer marker levels measured in such cells, tissues or bodily fluid is CSG, and are compared with levels of CSG in preferably the same cells, tissue or bodily fluid type of a normal human control. That is, if the cancer marker being observed is CSG in serum, this level is preferably compared with the level of CSG in serum of a normal human patient. An increase in the CSG in the patient versus the normal human control is associated with a cancer which has metastasized.
Without limiting the instant invention, typically, for a quantitative diagnostic assay a positive result indicating the cancer in the patient being tested or monitored has metasta sized is one in which cells, tissues or bodily fluid levels of the cancer marker, Such as CSG, are at least two times higher, and most preferably are at least five times higher, than in prefer ably the same cells, tissues or bodily fluid of a normal patient.
Normal human control as used herein includes a human patient without cancer and/or non cancerous samples from the patient; in the methods for diagnosing or monitoring for metastasis, normal human control may also include samples from a human patient that is determined by reliable methods to have a selected cancer which has not metastasized.
Staging The invention also provides a method of staging selected
cancers in human patients. The method comprises identifying a human patient having a selected cancer and analyzing a sample of cells, tissues or bodily fluid from such human patient for CSG. Then, the method compares CSG levels in such cells, tissues or bodily fluid with levels of CSG in pref erably the same cells, tissues or bodily fluid type of a normal human control sample, wherein an increase in CSG levels in the human patient versus the normal human control is asso ciated with a cancer which is progressing and a decrease in the levels of CSG is associated with a cancer which is regressing or in remission.
Monitoring Further provided is a method of monitoring selected can
cers in humans for the onset of metastasis. The method com prises identifying a human patient having a selected cancer that is not known to have metastasized; periodically analyZ ing a sample of cells, tissues or bodily fluid from Such human patient for CSG; comparing the CSG levels in such cells,
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Further provided by this invention is a method of monitor ing the change in stage of selected cancers in humans having Such cancers. The method comprises identifying a human patient having a selected cancer, periodically analyzing a sample of cells, tissues or bodily fluid from such human patient for CSG; comparing the CSG levels in such cells, tissues or bodily fluid with levels of CSG in preferably the same cells, tissues or bodily fluid type of a normal human control sample, wherein an increase in CSG levels in the human patient versus the normal human control is associated with a cancer which is progressing in stage and a decrease in the levels of CSG is associated with a cancer which is regress ing in stage or in remission.
Monitoring Such patient for onset of metastasis is periodic and preferably done on a quarterly basis. However, this may be more or less frequent depending on the cancer, the particu lar patient, and the stage of the cancer. Assay Techniques
Assay techniques that can be used to determine levels of gene expression, Such as CSG of the present invention, in a sample derived from a patient are well known to those of skill in the art. Such assay methods include radioimmunoassays, reverse transcriptase PCP (RT-PCR) assays, immunohis tochemistry assays, in situ hybridization assays, competitive binding assays, Western Blot analyses, ELISA assays and proteomic approaches. Among these, ELISAS are frequently preferred to diagnose a gene’s expressed protein in biological fluids. An ELISA assay initially comprises preparing an antibody,
if not readily available from a commercial source, specific to CSG, preferably a monoclonal antibody. In addition a reporter antibody generally is prepared which binds specifi cally to CSG. The reporter antibody is attached to a detectable reagent Such as radioactive, fluorescent or enzymatic reagent, for example horseradish peroxidase enzyme or alkaline phos phatase. To carry out the ELISA, antibody specific to CSG is incu
bated on a solid Support, e.g. a polystyrene dish, that binds the antibody. Any free protein binding sites on the dish are then covered by incubating with a non-specific protein such as bovine serum albumin. Next, the sample to be analyzed is incubated in the dish, during which time CSG binds to the specific antibody attached to the polystyrene dish. Unbound sample is washed out with buffer. A reporter antibody spe cifically directed to CSG and linked to horseradish, peroxi dase is placed in the dish resulting in binding of the reporter antibody to any monoclonal antibody bound to CSG. Unat tached reporter antibody is then washed out. Reagents for peroxidase activity, including a colorimetric Substrate are then added to the dish. Immobilized peroxidase, linked to CSG antibodies, produces a colored reaction product. The amount of color developed in a given time period is propor tional to the amount of CSG protein present in the sample. Quantitative results typically are obtained by reference to a standard curve. A competition assay may be employed wherein antibodies
specific to CSG attached to a solid support and labeled CSG and a sample derived from the host are passed over the solid support and the amount of label detected attached to the solid Support can be correlated to a quantity of CSG in the sample.
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Nucleic acid methods may be used to detect CSG mRNA as a marker for selected cancers. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and other nucleic acid methods, such as ligase chain reaction (LCR) and nucleic acid sequence based amplifica tion (NASABA), can be used to detect malignant cells for diagnosis and monitoring of the various selected malignan cies. For example, reverse-transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) is a powerful technique which can be used to detect the presence of a specific mRNA population in a complex mixture of thousands of other mRNA species. In RT-PCR, an mRNA species is first reverse transcribed to complementary DNA (cDNA) with use of the enzyme reverse transcriptase; the cDNA is then amplified as in a standard PCR reaction. RT PCR can thus reveal by amplification the presence of a single species of mRNA. Accordingly, if the mRNA is highly spe cific for the cell that produces it, RT-PCR can be used to identify the presence of a specific type of cell.
Hybridization to clones or oligonucleotides arrayed on a Solid Support (i.e. gridding) can be used to both detect the expression of and quantitate the level of expression of that gene. In this approach, a cDNA encoding the CSG gene is fixed to a substrate. The substrate may be of any suitable type including but not limited to glass, nitrocellulose, nylon or plastic. At least a portion of the DNA encoding the CSG gene is attached to the substrate and then incubated with the ana lyte, which may be RNA or a complementary DNA (cDNA) copy of the RNA, isolated from the tissue of interest. Hybrid ization between the substrate bound DNA and the analyte can be detected and quantitated by several means including but not limited to radioactive labeling or fluorescence labeling of the analyte or a secondary molecule designed to detect the hybrid. Quantitation of the level of gene expression can be done by comparison of the intensity of the signal from the analyte compared with that determined from known stan dards. The standards can be obtained by in vitro transcription of the target gene, quantitating the yield, and then using that material to generate a standard curve. Of the proteomic approaches, 2D electrophoresis is a tech
nique well known to those in the art. Isolation of individual proteins from a sample such as serum is accomplished using sequential separation of proteins by different characteristics usually on polyacrylamide gels. First, proteins are separated by size using an electric current. The current acts uniformly on all proteins, so Smaller proteins move farther on the gel than larger proteins. The second dimension applies a current perpendicular to the first and separates proteins not on the basis of size but on the specific electric charge carried by each protein. Since no two proteins with different sequences are identical on the basis of both size and charge, the result of a 2D separation is a square gel in which each protein occupies a unique spot. Analysis of the spots with chemical orantibody probes, or Subsequent protein microsequencing can reveal the relative abundance of a given protein and the identity of the proteins in the sample. The above tests can be carried out on samples derived from
a variety of patients cells, bodily fluids and/or tissue extracts (homogenates or solubilized tissue) Such as from tissue biopsy and autopsy material. Bodily fluids useful in the present invention include blood, urine, saliva or any other bodily secretion or derivative thereof. Blood can include whole blood, plasma, serum or any derivative of blood. In Vivo Antibody Use
Antibodies against CSG can also be used in Vivo in patients Suspected of Suffering from a selected cancer including lung cancer or gynecologic cancers such as ovarian, breast, endometrial or uterine cancer. Specifically, antibodies against
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8 a CSG can be injected into a patient Suspected of having a selected cancer for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes. The use of antibodies for in vivo diagnosis is well known in the art. For example, antibody-chelators labeled with Indium 111 have been described for use in the radioimmunoscinto graphic imaging of carcinoembryonic antigen expressing tumors (Sumerdon et al. Nucl. Med. Biol. 1990 17:247-254). In particular, these antibody-chelators have been used in detecting tumors in patients suspected of having recurrent colorectal cancer (Griffin etal. J. Clin. Onc. 1991 9:631-640). Antibodies with paramagnetic ions as labels for use in mag netic resonance imaging have also been described (Lauffer, R. B. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine 1991 22:339-342). Antibodies directed against CSGs can be used in a similar manner. Labeled antibodies against a CSG can be injected into patients Suspected of having a selected cancer for the purpose of diagnosing or staging of the disease status of the patient. The label used will be selected in accordance with the imaging modality to be used. For example, radioactive labels such as Indium-111, Technetium-99m or Iodine-131 can be used for planar scans or single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). Positron emitting labels such as Fluo rine-19 can be used in positron emission tomography. Para magnetic ions such as Gadlinium (III) or Manganese (II) can used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Localization of the label permits determination of the spread of the cancer. The amount of label within an organ or tissue also allows determination of the presence or absence of cancer in that organ or tissue.
For patients diagnosed with a selected cancer, injection of an antibody againsta CSG can also have atherapeutic benefit. The antibody may exert its therapeutic effect alone. Alterna tively, the antibody is conjugated to a cytotoxic agent Such as a drug, toxin or radionuclide to enhance its therapeutic effect. Drug monoclonal antibodies have been described in the art for example by Garnett and Baldwin, Cancer Research 1986 46:2407-2412. The use of toxins conjugated to monoclonal antibodies for the therapy of various cancers has also been described by Pastan et al. Cell 1986 47:641-648. Yttrium-90 labeled monoclonal antibodies have been described for maxi mization of dose delivered to the tumor while limiting toxic ity to normal tissues (Goodwin and Meares Cancer Supple ment 1997 80:2675-2680). Other cytotoxic radionuclides including, but not limited to Copper-67. Iodine-131 and Rhe nium-186 can also be used for labeling of antibodies against CSGS.
Antibodies which can be used in these in vivo methods include both polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies and anti bodies prepared via molecular biology techniques. Antibody fragments andaptamers and single-stranded oligonucleotides such as those derived from an in vitro evolution protocol referred to as SELEX and well known to those skilled in the art can also be used. The present invention is further described by the following
examples. These examples are provided solely to illustrate the invention by reference to specific embodiments. The exem plifications, while illustrating certain aspects of the invention, do not portray the limitations or circumscribe the scope of the disclosed invention.
EXAMPLES
Example 1
Identification of CSGs were carried out by a systematic analysis of data in the LIFESEQ database available from Incyte Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, Calif., using the data min
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ing Cancer Leads Automatic Search Package (CLASP) devel oped by dial Dexus LLC, Santa Clara, Calif. The CLASP performs the following steps: selection of
highly expressed organ specific genes based on the abun dance level of the corresponding EST in the targeted organ Versus all the other organs; analysis of the expression level of each highly expressed organ specific genes in normal, tumor tissue, disease tissue and tissue libraries associated with tumor or disease. Selection of the candidates demonstrating component ESTs were exclusively or more frequently found in tumor libraries. The CLASP allows the identification of highly expressed organ and cancer specific genes. A final manual in depth evaluation is then performed to finalize the CSGs selection.
The following examples are carried out using standard techniques, which are well known and routine to those of skill in the art, except where otherwise described in detail. Routine molecular biology techniques of the following example can be carried out as described in standard laboratory manuals, such as Sambrook et al., MOLECULAR CLONING: A LABORATORY MANUAL, 2nd Ed.; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989).
Example 2
Relative Quantitation of Gene Expression
Real-Time quantitative PCR with fluorescent Taqman probes is a quantitation detection system utilizing the 5'-3' nuclease activity of Taq DNA polymerase. The method uses an internal fluorescent oligonucleotide probe (Taqman) labeled with a 5' reporter dye and a downstream, 3' quencher dye. During PCR, the 5'-3' nuclease activity of Taq DNA polymerase releases the reporter, whose fluorescence can then be detected by the laser detector of the Model 7700 Sequence Detection System (PE Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif., USA).
Amplification of an endogenous control is used to stan dardize the amount of sample RNA added to the reaction and normalize for Reverse Transcriptase (RT) efficiency. Either cyclophilin, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) or 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is used as this endogenous control. To calculate relative quantitation between all the samples studied, the target RNA levels for one sample were used as the basis for comparative results (cali brator). Quantitation relative to the “calibrator can be obtained using the standard curve method or the comparative method (User Bulletin #2: ABI PRISM 7700 Sequence Detection System). The tissue distribution and the level of the target gene for
every example in normal and cancer tissue were evaluated. Total RNA was extracted from normal tissues, cancertissues, and from cancers and the corresponding matched adjacent
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10 tissues. Subsequently, first strand cDNA was prepared with reverse transcriptase and the polymerase chain reaction was done using primers and Taqman probe specific to each target gene. The results are analyzed using the ABI PRISM 7700 Sequence Detector. The absolute numbers are relative levels of expression of the target gene in a particular tissue com pared to the calibrator tissue. Measurement of Ovr110: Clone ID16656542; Gene ID 234617 (SEQID NO:1, 10, 11, 12 or 13) The absolute numbers depicted in Table 2 are relative levels
of expression of Ovr110 (SEQID NO:1 or a fragment thereof as depicted in SEQ ID NO:10, 11, 12, or 13) in 12 normal different tissues. All the values are compared to normal stom ach (calibrator). These RNA samples are commercially avail able pools, originated by pooling samples of a particular tissue from different individuals.
TABLE 2
Relative Levels of Ovr110 Expression in Pooled Samples
The relative levels of expression in Table 2 show that Ovr110 is expressed at comparable levels in most of the normal tissues analyzed. Pancreas, with a relative expression level of 21.41, endometrium (8.82), testis (8.72), and kidney (7.19) are the only tissues expressing high levels of Ovr110 mRNA. The absolute numbers in Table 2 were obtained analyzing
pools of samples of aparticular tissue from different individu als. They can not be compared to the absolute numbers origi nated from RNA obtained from tissue samples of a single individual in Table 3. The absolute numbers depicted in Table 3 are relative levels
of expression of Ovr110 in 73 pairs of matching samples. All the values are compared to normal stomach (calibrator). A matching pair is formed by mRNA from the cancer sample for a particular tissue and mRNA from the normal adjacent sample for that same tissue from the same individual. In addition, 15 unmatched cancer Samples (from ovary and mammary gland) and 14 unmatched normal samples (from ovary and mammary gland) were also tested.
TABLE 3
Relative Levels of OVT110 Expression in Individual Samples
Table 2 and Table 3 represent a combined total of 187 samples in 16 different tissue types. In the analysis of match ing samples, the higher levels of expression were in mam mary gland, uterus, endometrium and ovary, showing a high degree of tissue specificity for the gynecologic tissues. Of all the samples different than those mentioned before analyzed, only a few samples (Kid109XD, Lng SQ56, and Pan82XP) showed high levels of expression of Ovr110.
Furthermore, the level of mRNA expression was compared in cancer samples and the isogenic normal adjacent tissue from the same individual. This comparison provides an indi cation of specificity for the cancer stage (e.g. higher levels of mRNA expression in the cancer Sample compared to the normal adjacent). Table 3 shows overexpression of Ovr110 in 15 of 16 mammary gland cancer tissues compared with their respective normal adjacent (mammary gland samples MamS516, MamS621, MamS854, Mam59X, MamS079, MamS967, MamB011X, MamS123, MamS699, MamS997, Mam162X, MamA06X, Mamó99F, Mam12X, and
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Mamá2DN). There was overexpression in the cancer tissue for 94% of the mammary gland matching samples tested.
For uterus, Ovr110 is overexpressed in 3 of 4 matching samples (uterus samples Utr23XU, Utr85XU, and Utr141XO). There was overexpression in the cancertissue for 75% of the uterus matching samples analyzed.
For endometrium, Ovr110 is overexpressed in 6 of 10 matching samples (endometrium samples End8963, Endé5RA, End8911, End3AX, End 10479, and End 12XA). There was overexpression in the cancertissue for 60% of the endometrium matching samples.
For ovary, Ovr110 shows overexpression in 1 of 1 match ing sample. For the unmatched ovarian samples, 8 of 12 cancer samples show expression values of Ovr110 higher than the median (2.52) for the normal unmatched ovarian samples. There was overexpression in the cancer tissue for 67% of the unmatched ovarian samples.
Altogether, the level of tissue specificity, plus the mRNA overexpression in most of the matching samples tested are indicative of Ovr110 (including SEQID NO:1, 10, 11, 12 or 13) being a diagnostic marker for gynecologic cancers, spe cifically, mammary gland or breast, uterine, ovarian and endometrial cancer.
Measurement of Ovr114; Clone ID1649377; Gene ID 481154 (SEQID NO:3) The numbers depicted in Table 4 are relative levels of
expression in 12 normal tissues of Ovr114 compared to pan creas (calibrator). These RNA samples were obtained com mercially and were generated by pooling samples from a particular tissue from different individuals.
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The relative levels of expression in Table 4 show that Ovr114 mRNA expression is detected in all the pools of normal tissues analyzed. The tissues shown in Table 4 are pooled samples from
different individuals. The tissues shown in Table 5 were obtained from individuals and are not pooled. Hence the values for mRNA expression levels shown in Table 4 cannot be directly compared to the values shown in Table 5. The numbers depicted in Table 5 are relative levels of
expression of Ovr114 compared to pancreas (calibrator), in 46 pairs of matching samples and 27 unmatched tissue samples. Each matching pair contains the cancer sample for a particular tissue and the normal adjacent tissue sample for that same tissue from the same individual. In cancers (for example, ovary) where it was not possible to obtain normal adjacent samples from the same individual, samples from a different normal individual were analyzed.
TABLE 5
Relative Levels of Ovr114 Expression in Individual Samples
Table 4 and Table 5 represent a combined total of 129 samples in 17 human tissue types. Among 117 samples in Table 5 TABLE 6 representing 16 different tissues high levels of expression are seen only in ovarian cancer Samples. The median expression of Ovr114 is 14.03 (range: 0.5-106.08) in ovarian cancer and 4.34 (range: 0-22.09) in normal ovaries. In other words, the median expression levels of Ovr114 in cancer samples is increased 3.5 fold as compared with that of the normal ova rian samples. Five of 12 ovarian cancers (42%) showed increased expression relative to normal ovary (with 95% specificity). The median expression of Ovr114 in other gyne cologic cancers is 4.99, and 2 out of 15 samples showed expression levels comparable with that in ovarian cancer. The median of the expression levels of Ovr114 in the rest of the cancer samples is 1.24, which is more than 11 fold less than that detected in ovarian cancer samples. No individual showed an expression level comparable to that of ovarian cancer samples (except Liver 2: LivVNM00175/175). The 3.5 fold increase in expression in 42% of the individual
ovarian cancer samples and no compatible expression in other non-gynecologic cancers is indicative of Ovr114 being a diagnostic marker for detection of ovarian cancer cells. It is believed that the Ovr114 marker may also be useful in detec tion of additional gynecologic cancers.
Measurement of Ovr115; Clone ID1283171; Gene ID 332459 (SEQID NO:2 or 14) The numbers depicted in Table 6 are relative levels of
expression Ovr115 compared to their respective calibrators. The numbers are relative levels of expression in 12 normal tissues of ovaries compared to Testis (calibrator). These RNA samples were obtained commercially and were generated by pooling samples from a particular tissue from different indi viduals.
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The relative levels of expression in Table 6 show that Ovr115 mRNA expression is detected in all the 12 normal tissue pools analyzed. The tissues shown in Table 6 are pooled samples from
different individuals. The tissues shown in Table 7 were obtained from individuals and are not pooled. Hence the values for mRNA expression levels shown in Table 6 cannot be directly compared to the values shown in Table 7. The numbers depicted in Table 7 are relative levels of
expression of Ovr115 compared to testis (calibrator), in 46 pairs of matching samples and 27 unmatched tissue samples. Each matching pair contains the cancer sample for a particu lar tissue and the normal adjacent tissue sample for that same tissue from the same individual. In cancers (for example, ovary) where it was not possible to obtain normal adjacent samples from the same individual, Samples from a different normal individual were analyzed.
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Normal & Borderline Matching Normal
Tissue Sample ID Cancer Type Cancer Malignant Adjacent
cell carcinoma Cervix 2 CvXINDOOO23D/N Large cell 1473.04 1229.8O
monkeratinizing carcinoma
Cervix 3 CvXIND00024D/N Large cell 2877.48 1275.02 monkeratinizing carcinoma
Table 6 and Table 7 represent a combined total of 129 samples in 17 human tissue types. Comparisons of the level of mRNA expression in ovarian cancer samples and the normal adjacent tissue from the same individuals or normal tissues from other individuals are shown in Table 7. Ovr115 was expressed at higher levels in 9 of 12 cancer tissues (75%), relative to the maximum level detected in all 21 normal or normal adjacent ovarian samples. All 4 of 4 (100%) ovarian tumors with borderline malignancy had elevated Ovr115 expression. The median expression in ovarian cancers (including the ones with borderline malignancy) was 212.30 while the median expression in normal ovaries was 0. When compared with their own normal adjacent tissue samples, expression levels of Ovr115 were also elevated in 3 of 3 (100%) lung cancers, 3 of 4 (75%) uterus cancers and 2 of 4 (50%) endometrial CaCCS.
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The relatively high expression levels of Ovr115 in ovarian and other selected cancer samples is indicative of Ovr115 being a diagnostic marker for detection of ovarian, lung, uterine and endometrial cancer.
A homolog of Ovr115 has also been identified in public data base; g2597613 aS gi2507612gb|U75329.1|HSU75329 Human serine protease mRNA, complete CDS. This homolog is depicted herein as SEQID NO:9. It is believed that SEQID NO:9 or the protein encoded thereby (SEQ ID NO:15) may also be useful as a diagnostic marker for detection of ovarian, lung, uterine and endometrial cancer in human patients.
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What is claimed is: 1. An isolated antibody or antibody fragment that binds
specifically to a protein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:1.
2. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 1 wherein the antibody is a monoclonal antibody.
3. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 1 wherein the antibody or antibody fragment is attached to a reagent selected from the group consisting of radioactive reagents, fluorescent reagents and enzymatic reagents.
4. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 3 wherein the enzymatic reagent is horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase.
5. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 1 wherein the antibody or antibody fragment specifically binds to protein in cells, tissues, tissue extracts or bodily fluids.
6. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 5 wherein the antibody is a monoclonal antibody.
7. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 5 wherein the bodily fluids are selected from the group consist ing of blood, urine, saliva and bodily secretions.
8. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 7 wherein blood is whole blood, plasma, or serum.
9. A method for binding an antibody or antibody fragment to a protein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:1 on a cell comprising contacting the cell with an isolated antibody or antibody fragment that binds specifically to a protein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:1.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the antibody is a mono clonal antibody.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the antibody or anti body fragment is attached to a reagent selected from the group consisting of radioactive reagents, fluorescent reagents and enzymatic reagents.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the enzymatic reagent is horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase.
13. An isolated antibody or antibody fragment which binds specifically to a fragment of a protein encoded by polynucle otide sequence SEQID NO:1, wherein the fragment of pro
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44 tein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:1 is encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:12 or 13.
14. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 13 wherein the fragment of protein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:1 is encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:12.
15. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 13 wherein the fragment of protein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:1 is encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:13.
16. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 13 wherein the antibody is a monoclonal antibody.
17. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 1 wherein the antibody or antibody fragment is attached to a cytotoxic agent.
18. The isolated antibody or antibody fragment of claim 17 wherein the cytotoxic agent is selected from the group con sisting of drugs, toxins and radionuclides.
19. A method for binding an antibody or antibody fragment to a protein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:1 on a cell comprising contacting the cell with an isolated antibody or antibody fragment that binds specifically to a fragment of protein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:1, wherein the fragment of protein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:1 is encoded by poly nucleotide sequence SEQID NO:12 or 13.
20. The method of claim 19 wherein the fragment of pro tein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:1 is encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:12.
21. The method of claim 19 wherein the fragment of pro tein encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQ ID NO:1 is encoded by polynucleotide sequence SEQID NO:13.
22. The method of claim 19 wherein the antibody is a monoclonal antibody.
23. The method of claim 9 wherein the isolated antibody or antibody fragment is attached to a cytotoxic agent.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein the cytotoxic agent is selected from the group consisting of drugs, toxins and radio nuclides.
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