Patent ID: 7634362
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: A61P,C12Q,G01N

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for judging a risk of recurrence of breast cancer, comprising steps of: obtaining a ratio of a specific activity for cyclin dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) and a specific activity for CDK1, and an expression level of HER2 contained in a tumor cell of the malignant tumor, wherein the specific activity for the CDK2 is the ratio of an activation value of the CDK2 and an expression level of the CDK2 contained in the tumor cell, and the specific activity for the CDK1 is the ratio of a activation value of the CDK1 and an expression level of the CDK1 contained in the tumor cell; first comparing a first threshold value stored in a memory with the ratio of the CDK2 specific activity and the CDK1 specific activity; second comparing a second threshold value stored in the memory with the expression level of HER2; judging a risk level on the basis of the first comparison result, the second comparison result and risk information which represents relationship of risk levels, a ratio of CDK2 specific activity and CDK1 specific activity, and a expression level of HER2, and is stored in the memory, and displaying the judged risk level on a display, wherein every method step is executed by a sufficiently programmed computer.