The present invention relates to a method for treating
breast cancer in a subject having a
breast cancer of the triple-
negative type, which method comprises the step of administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a modulator of the
protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-
receptor type 11 (PTPN11)
gene or of its
gene product (Shp2). The present invention also relates to a method for treating
breast cancer in a subject having a breast
cancer over-expressing the “SHP2 signature” genes, as compared to
normal breast tissue samples, which method comprises the step of administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a modulator of the
protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-
receptor type 11 (PTPN11)
gene or of its
gene product (Shp2), wherein said “SHP2 signature” genes consist of the genes SGCB, ZSCAN12, ID4, ZIC3, CPVL, HLA-A, MCOLN3, SPATA18, TMEM45A, GNAL, CYBRD1, TSPAN7, ZEB1, CNTLN, NEFL, CENPV, ARL6, HPRT1, LRRC34, PDPN, BEND7, SLC16A10, FAM27E1, PLEKHA1, HERC5, CHIC1, PHF6, ELOVL4, ANTXR1,
PRAME, SCML1, CLIP4, CECR2, CNOT10, IGF2BP3,
NAP1L3, GPC3, KIAA1804, DGKE, FAS, EPHA6, KDELC1, CRISPLD1, DOCK3, ACSL4, CNTNAP3, PLEKHM3, RDX, TBX18, RRAGD, HOXB5, SNCA, FUNDC2, ITGA8, HFM1, IGF2BP2, CCND2, SGTB, MKX, CRYBG3, WBP5, LPHN3, BEX4, CPNE8, GLDC, SLC35F1, HOXA13, SERPINF1, NEFM, SYCP2L, FHL1, APOBEC3C, CALD1,
FKBP10, HOXD11, DENND2C, LRRC49, FAM55C, KIAA0408, HOXB9, C160RF62, ACN9, TUSC3, ELOVL2, SPOCK3, HOXB6, WDR35, MPP1, FBX038, PRKAA2, SLAIN1, NPHP3, KIAA1524, PRPS1, GJC1, AMOT, SLC9A6, KCTD12, NUP62CL, DZIP3, JAM3, HOXA9, ANKRD19, CDKN2A, BCAT1, OAT, LPHN2, CCDC82, HSD17B11, SAMHD1, WDR17, STK33, GSTP1, TRPC1, CKB, LIN28B, ALDH1L2, SACS, CLGN, MY03A, EPB41L3, SLC25A27, VCAN, GPX8, GALNT13, PVRL3, MOXD1, HEY1, MAP7D3, ESD, MPP6, EYA4, SPG20, ZDBF2, ZNF204, IFT57, AKR1B1, ADAT2, ZNF717, CCDC88A, ZNF215,
MIDI, FBN2, LOC100130876, TCEAL8, IGF2BP1, ANKRD18B, PLAGL1, PM20D2, LDHB, C150RF51, PTPN11, EPB41L2, TLE4, GOLM1, C60RF192, HOXD13, SLIT2, UCHL1, DYNC2H1, CPS1, GPR180, PYGL, NRN1, PRTFDC1, SLC16A1, DSC3, TMC01, LRCH2, SLC6A15, DZIP1, HOXA5, HSPA4L, CDR1, PLS3, ECHDC1, SMARCA1, CXORF57, HOXD10, and IRS4.