The present invention relates to the field of cancer therapy. Specifically, provided are methods of treating Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a subject with a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) that include determining whether the subject is likely to be responsive to the FTI treatment based on the expression level of H-Ras.

The present invention relates to the field of cancer therapy. Specifically, provided are methods of treating Squamous Cell Carcinoma in a subject with a farnesyltransferase inhibitor (FTI) that include determining whether the subject is likely to be responsive to the FTI treatment based on the expression level of H-Ras.

A compound selected from 14-O-[((Alkyl-, cycloalkyl-, heterocycloalkyl-, heteroaryl-, or aryl)-sulfanyl)-acetyl]-12-epi-mutilins, or 14-O-[((Alkyl-, cycloalkyl-, heterocycloalkyl-, heteroaryl-, or aryl)-oxy)-acetyl]-12-epi-mutilins, wherein 12-epi-mutilin is characterized in that the mutilin ring at position 12 is substituted by two substituents, the first substituent at position 12 of the mutilin ring is a methyl group which methyl group has the inverse stereochemistry compared with the stereochemistry of the methyl group at position 12 of the naturally occurring pleuromutilin ring, the second substituent at position 12 of the mutilin ring is a hydrocarbon group comprising at least one nitrogen atom and all other substituents of the mutilin ring having the same stereochemistry compared with the stereochemistry of the substituents at the corresponding positions in the naturally occurring pleuromutilin ring; optionally in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate, prodrug or metabolite, wherein the naturally occurring pleuromutilin is of formula.

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for the specific use in the treatment or prevention of a disease mediated by a virus. The invention further relates to 12-epi-12-desvinyl-14-O-[(Piperidin-4-ylsulfanyl]-acetyl]-12-[2-(3-methyl-pyrazin-2-yl)-ethenyl]-mutilin and its therapeutic uses.

The present invention relates to a topical consumer product which is an insect or non-insect arthropod pest repellent microencapsulated emulsion containing non-DEET insect or non-insect arthropod pest repellent active ingredients, such as IR3535®. The insect or non-insect arthropod pest repellent microencapsulated emulsion exhibits long-duration insect or non-insect arthropod pest repellency efficacy over conventional pest repellant compositions. Such a topical consumer product exhibits performance characteristics which include product stability with respect to the physical and chemical properties of the formulation and chemical properties of the active ingredient, and provides the required shelf-life stability and long-duration insect repellency desired for a commercial insect or non-insect arthropod pest repellent product.

The present invention provides melflufen (melphalan flufenamide; L-Melphalanyl-4-fluoro-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester), or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of multiple myeloma, wherein a dosage of melflufen (excluding the mass of any salt) is administered as a parenteral dosage at an infusion rate of 1.0 to 1.8 mg/min. Also provided is melflufen, or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a cancer, for example a solid cancer, wherein a dosage of melflufen is administered as a parenteral dosage at an infusion rate less than 0.8 mg/min (for example 0.3 to 1.0 mg/minor for example 0.3 to 0.8 mg/min).

The present invention provides melflufen (melphalan flufenamide; L-Melphalanyl-4-fluoro-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester), or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of multiple myeloma, wherein a dosage of melflufen (excluding the mass of any salt) is administered as a parenteral dosage at an infusion rate of 1.0 to 1.8 mg/min. Also provided is melflufen, or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a cancer, for example a solid cancer, wherein a dosage of melflufen is administered as a parenteral dosage at an infusion rate less than 0.8 mg/min (for example 0.3 to 1.0 mg/minor for example 0.3 to 0.8 mg/min).

The present invention provides melflufen (melphalan flufenamide; L-Melphalanyl-4-fluoro-L-phenylalanine ethyl ester), or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of multiple myeloma, wherein a dosage of melflufen (excluding the mass of any salt) is administered as a parenteral dosage at an infusion rate of 1.0 to 1.8 mg/min. Also provided is melflufen, or a salt thereof, for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a cancer, for example a solid cancer, wherein a dosage of melflufen is administered as a parenteral dosage at an infusion rate less than 0.8 mg/min (for example 0.3 to 1.0 mg/minor for example 0.3 to 0.8 mg/min).

The present invention relates to the field of wood rosin and resin acid derivatives and more particularly to abietane-type diterpenoids as well as different uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of coating surfaces, preventing, reducing or inhibiting bacterial biofilm formation, and treating or preventing disorders caused by microbial growth and viability as well as bacterial colonization.

The present invention relates to the field of wood rosin and resin acid derivatives and more particularly to abietane-type diterpenoids as well as different uses thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods of coating surfaces, preventing, reducing or inhibiting bacterial biofilm formation, and treating or preventing disorders caused by microbial growth and viability as well as bacterial colonization.

Provided herein are methods for treating an individual for a disease (e.g., an autoimmune disease or a cancer) using an active agent which affects metabolism of α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) and/or 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) in differentiating T cells. In some embodiments, a Got1 inhibitor is used to generate a population of T cells enriched in peripheral regulatory T (iTreg) cells, which population enriched in iTreg cells may find use in treating an autoimmune disease. In some embodiments, a TCA cycle-associated metabolite, or a derivative thereof, is used to generate a population of T cells in enriched in IL-17- and IL-17F-producing CD4 T (T.sub.H17) cells, which population enriched in T.sub.H17 cells may find use in treating a cancer.