A composite capsule and a method of preparing the same are provided. The composite capsule includes: a raloxifene separate layer including raloxifene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a vitamin D separate layer including vitamin D or a derivative thereof, wherein the raloxifene separate layer and the vitamin D separate layer are separated from one another in the composite capsule.

The invention relates to methods for preventing cancer in a KRAS-variant subject which include administering to the KRAS-variant subject an amount of estrogen effective to reduce the risk of developing cancer. In another aspect, the invention further relates to methods for treating cancer in a KRAS-variant subject, which include gradually decreasing estrogen exposure in the KRAS-variant subject to reduce the risk of aggressive tumor growth. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of predicting an increased risk of developing a second, independent breast cancer in a subject. The method can include detecting a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position 4 of the let-7 complementary site 6 of KRAS in a patient sample wherein the presence of said SNP indicates an increased risk of developing a second, independent cancer in said subject.

The invention relates to methods for preventing cancer in a KRAS-variant subject which include administering to the KRAS-variant subject an amount of estrogen effective to reduce the risk of developing cancer. In another aspect, the invention further relates to methods for treating cancer in a KRAS-variant subject, which include gradually decreasing estrogen exposure in the KRAS-variant subject to reduce the risk of aggressive tumor growth. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method of predicting an increased risk of developing a second, independent breast cancer in a subject. The method can include detecting a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) at position 4 of the let-7 complementary site 6 of KRAS in a patient sample wherein the presence of said SNP indicates an increased risk of developing a second, independent cancer in said subject.

The present invention relates to a drug-eluting nanoengineered medical implant/contact device. The device comprises a nanocomposite and a drug, wherein the nanocomposite comprises hydrophilic polymer domains, hydrophobic polymer domains, water pores, and boundary charged double layers; wherein when the drug is hydrophilic, at least 80% of the drug partitions in the boundary charged double layers formed at the boundary interface of the hydrophilic polymer domains and water pores, and when the drug is hydrophobic, at least 80% of the dmg partitions in the boundary charged double layers formed at the boundary interface of the hydrophobic polymer domains and water pores. The device is configured to sustain the release of the drug at high precision and long duration.

A pharmaceutical composition comprising a CHK inhibitor, and an Hsp90 inhibitor according to the following formulae or tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables in the structural formulae are defined herein. Also provided are methods for treating a proliferative disorder in a subject in need thereof, using pharmaceutical compositions described herein.

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A pharmaceutical composition comprising a CHK inhibitor, and an Hsp90 inhibitor according to the following formulae or tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables in the structural formulae are defined herein. Also provided are methods for treating a proliferative disorder in a subject in need thereof, using pharmaceutical compositions described herein.

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A pharmaceutical composition comprising a CHK inhibitor, and an Hsp90 inhibitor according to the following formulae or tautomers, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein the variables in the structural formulae are defined herein. Also provided are methods for treating a proliferative disorder in a subject in need thereof, using pharmaceutical compositions described herein.

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The present invention relates to a capsule composition of raloxifene comprising multiparticulates comprising a) a core comprising raloxifene, and b) a taste-masking coating present in amount of from about 0.5% to about 50% w/w based on the core weight.

The present invention relates to a capsule composition of raloxifene comprising multiparticulates comprising a) a core comprising raloxifene, and b) a taste-masking coating present in amount of from about 0.5% to about 50% w/w based on the core weight.

One of the major issues against the use of muscarinic antagonists or dopamine agonist eyedrops for the controlling of eye growth and prevention of myopia is the unacceptable rate of iatrogenic conjunctivitis or dermatitis. This invention relates to the association of those active principles with an antiallergic component. In alternative the ophthalmic use of a molecule that simultaneously has an antimuscarinic and/or dopaminergic action along with an antihistaminic function.