2 results about "Interferon therapy" patented technology

The invention generally relates to the field of diagnostics and prognostics. In particular, the invention relates to a method for determining the responsiveness of a chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patient to IFN-alpha treatment. In an aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for determining the responsiveness of a chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patient to IFN-alpha treatment, comprising: (a) measuring an expression level of at least one biomarker of a prognostic biomarker panel selected from the group consisting of NQO2, MBL2, IGKV3D-20, PKHD1L1, PGLYRP1, KHSRP, LCN2, and ROBO1 in a biological sample obtained from the patient, and (b) comparing the expression level of the at least one biomarker to corresponding expression level of a known non-responder, wherein an expression level higher than the corresponding expression level is indicative of a likelihood of a positive response to IFN-alpha treatment.

The present invention provides methods for treating tumors in subjects by using a recombinant interferon (rSIFN-co), and optionally, methods for treating solid tumors, such as lung cancer, among others, with or without prior surgery, and as a first line or second line monotherapy or in combination with one or more other anti-tumor therapies. The present invention further provides non-surgical methods for eliminating tumors or reducing tumor sizes in subjects, and / or preventing postoperative tumor recurrence and / or metastases in subjects by using the recombinant interferon (rSIFN-co) which comprises a unique spatial configuration, alone or in conjunction with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and / or one or more anti-tumor drugs such as biological agents, targeted drugs, small molecules, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the like.