Combination therapies for homologous recombination deficient cancers

Abstract

The disclosure, in one aspect, relates to methods for treating cancer in a subject, the methods including at least the steps of administering at least one drug from each of at least two classes selected from an inhibitor of poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP inhibitor), an inhibitor of DNA-dependent protein kinase catalytic subunit (DNA-PKcs inhibitor), an inhibitor of wild-type isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH inhibitor), an inhibitor of histone acetyltransferase (HAT inhibitor), an inhibitor of histone deacetylase (HDAC inhibitor), an inhibitor of DNA polymerase Θ (POLΘ inhibitor), an inhibitor of platelet-derived growth factor receptor (PDGFR inhibitor), and a DNA alkylating agent to the subject. In any of these aspects, the disclosed method allows for administering lower doses of the drugs in combination compared to administration as single drugs while preventing the recurrence of the cancer, preventing drug resistance of the cancer, and reducing side effects associated with cancer treatment.

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