A medical device includes a body defining an exterior surface, and a coating including a therapeutic agent-containing nanoparticle disposed on the exterior surface of the medical device. The nanoparticle may include a brush-arm star polymer. The therapeutic agent may be paclitaxel.

Provided are methods of increasing a response to a chemotherapeutic agent or an immunotherapeutic agent in a patient in need thereof, and methods of treating cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a chemotherapeutic agent or an immunotherapeutic agent and a metastasis inhibiting compound, as described in this disclosure.

Provided are methods of increasing a response to a chemotherapeutic agent or an immunotherapeutic agent in a patient in need thereof, and methods of treating cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a chemotherapeutic agent or an immunotherapeutic agent and a metastasis inhibiting compound, as described in this disclosure.

Provided are methods of increasing a response to a chemotherapeutic agent or an immunotherapeutic agent in a patient in need thereof, and methods of treating cancer in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient a chemotherapeutic agent or an immunotherapeutic agent and a metastasis inhibiting compound, as described in this disclosure.

Provided herein are combination therapies comprising an AKT inhibitor, a PD-L1 antibody, and taxane for use in treating MTNBC and locally advanced TNBC.

Provided herein are combination therapies comprising an AKT inhibitor, a PD-L1 antibody, and taxane for use in treating MTNBC and locally advanced TNBC.

Provided herein are combination therapies comprising an AKT inhibitor, a PD-L1 antibody, and taxane for use in treating MTNBC and locally advanced TNBC.

Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating a birthmark in a subject in need thereof, wherein the compound is according to any one of formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V). wherein, X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.2a, R.sup.13, R.sup.13a, R.sup.23, R.sup.23a, R.sup.23b, R.sup.33, R.sup.33a, R.sup.33b, R.sup.43, R.sup.43a, R.sup.51, R.sup.53, R.sup.53a, R.sup.53b, bond “a”, and subscript n are described herein.

Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof for treating a birthmark in a subject in need thereof, wherein the compound is according to any one of formula (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V). wherein, X.sup.1, X.sup.2, X.sup.3, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.2a, R.sup.13, R.sup.13a, R.sup.23, R.sup.23a, R.sup.23b, R.sup.33, R.sup.33a, R.sup.33b, R.sup.43, R.sup.43a, R.sup.51, R.sup.53, R.sup.53a, R.sup.53b, bond “a”, and subscript n are described herein.

This invention provides a method of treating a subject afflicted with a cancer comprising periodically administering to the subject an amount of a FABP5 inhibitor and an amount of an anticancer therapy, wherein the amounts when taken together are effective to treat the subject. This invention also provides FABP5 inhibitors for use as an add-on therapy or in combination with an anticancer therapy or in treating a subject afflicted with a cancer. This invention also provides the use of a FABP5 inhibitor in the manufacturing of a medicament for use in combination or as an add on with an anticancer therapy in treating a subject afflicted with cancer, wherein the FABP5 inhibitor and the anticancer therapy are administered simultaneously, contemporaneously or concomitantly. This invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an amount of a FABP5 inhibitor and an amount of an anticancer therapy for use in treating a subject afflicted with a cancer, wherein the FABP5 inhibitor and an anticancer therapy are administered sequentially or simultaneously.