Combination methods for treating cancers
AssigneeGilead Sciences, Inc.
InventorsJulie Di Paolo, Astrid Clarke
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods for treating a cancer in a subject (e.g., a human) in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in combination with a vinca-alkaloid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The subject may be very high risk or high risk for the cancer and may not respond to either agent administered as a sole therapy. The subject who has the cancer may also be refractory to at least one chemotherapy treatment, or is in relapse after treatment with chemotherapy, or both. The cancer may be a hematologic malignancy, such as leukemia or lymphoma, or a solid tumor cancer, such as pancreatic, lung and colon cancer.
Claims36
A method for treating cancer in a human in need thereof, comprising administering to the human a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula I:
- or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a therapeutically effective amount of a vinca-alkaloid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
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