Compositions and methods for characterizing cancer cells by determining a marker of PGK1 activity. For example, methods are provided for predicting a patient response to a PGK1 inhibitor, a MEK/ERK inhibitor, an EGFR inhibitor, or a PIN1 inhibitor therapy. Methods for treating patients with such therapies are likewise provided.

The subject invention pertains to methods of treating colorectal cancer by administering an atypical PKC inhibitor. The inhibitors of aPKC useful in the methods of the instant invention include ACPD, ICA-1, DNDA and ζ-Stat. Also provided are methods of measuring the susceptibility of colon cancer cells of a subject to inhibitors of aPKCs.

The present invention provides compounds and methods for the treatment of LFA-1 mediated diseases. In particular, LFA-1 antagonists are described herein and these antagonists are used in the treatment of LFA-1 mediated diseases. One aspect of the invention provides for diagnosis of an LFA-1 mediated disease and administration of a LFA-1 antagonist, after the patient is diagnosed with a LFA-1 mediated disease. In some embodiments, the LFA-1 mediated diseases treated are dry eye disorders. Also provided herein are methods for identifying compounds which are LFA-1 antagonists.

The present disclosure provides treatment modalities, e.g., strategies, treatment methods, patient stratification methods, combinations, and compositions that are useful for the treatment of disorders, e.g., proliferative disorders, such as certain cancer. Some aspects of this disclosure provide treatment modalities, methods, strategies, compositions, combinations, and dosage forms for the treatment of cell proliferative disorders, e.g., cancers with decreased activity or function, or loss of function, of SMARCA4 with a SMARCA2 antagonist.

Provided are a primary cell culture medium that contains a combination of an MST1/2 kinase inhibitor and a ROCK kinase inhibitor and is used for culturing primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma epithelial cells, and a culture method using the primay cell culture medium. In the culture method, the primary cell culture medium is used to culture primay cells on a culture vessel coated with an extracellular matrix glue, so that the primary cells prolilferate rapidly. A cell model obtained by using the primary cell culture medium and the primary cell culture method of the present invention can be used for the efficacy evaluation and screening of drugs.

Methods of inhibiting the proliferation of a cancer cell, and treating cancer in an individual are provided. Aspects of the subject methods include contacting a cancer cell with an azapodophyllotoxin derivative, where the contacting is effective to inhibit tubulin polymerization and monoglycerol metabolism to inhibit proliferation of cancer in the cell. In certain cases, the cancer cell is a renal cancer cell (RCC) or a lymphoma cell. Aspects of the methods also include administering to a subject an effective amount of an azapodophyllotoxin derivative to treat the subject for cancer, where the cancer is selected from renal cancer and lymphoma. Also provided is a method of monitoring tumor regression in an individual, and methods of identifying a cancer suppressing compound.

Disclosed are a nanoplasmonic biosensor for detecting an autophagy marker with high sensitivity using a plasmon resonance effect, and a method of detecting an autophagy marker and a method of screening a cancer therapeutic agent using the same.

The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer with peptide nucleic acid agents. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions relating to peptide nucleic acid agents that target oncogenes. For example, the present invention provides compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising agents specific for BRAF V600E inhibition, or fragments or characteristic portions thereof. The present invention further provides various therapeutic and/or diagnostic methods of using BRAF V600E specific peptide nucleic acid agents and/or compositions.

Disclosed is a method for selecting a cancer treatment regimen for a subject.

Disclosed herein are methods of inhibiting nuclear pore complex assembly and inducing nuclear pore complex disassembly. Methods to screen for agents that inhibit nuclear pore assembly or induce nuclear pore complex disassembly are also disclosed.