The present invention provides a method for treating NSCL, pancreatic, colon or breast cancer tumors or tumor metastases in a patient, comprising administering to the patient simultaneously or sequentially a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of an EGFR kinase inhibitor and an agent that sensitizes tumor cells to the effects of EGFR kinase inhibitors, wherein the agent is an mTOR inhibitor, with or without additional agents or treatments, such as other anti-cancer drugs or radiation therapy. The present invention also provides a method for treating tumors or tumor metastases in a patient, comprising administering to said patient simultaneously or sequentially a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of an EGFR kinase inhibitor and an agent that sensitizes tumor cells to the effects of EGFR kinase inhibitors, wherein said agent is an mTOR inhibitor that binds to and directly inhibits both mTORC1 and mTORC2 kinases. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an EGFR kinase inhibitor and an mTOR inhibitor that binds to and directly inhibits both mTORC1 and mTORC2 kinases, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A preferred example of an EGFR kinase inhibitor that can be used in practicing the methods of this invention is the compound erlotinib HCl (also known as TARCEVA®).
本发明提供了一种用于治疗患有非小细胞肺癌、胰腺癌、结肠癌或乳腺癌肿瘤或肿瘤转移的患者的方法,包括同时或依次向患者施用治疗有效量的
EGFR激酶
抑制剂和一种能够使肿瘤细胞对
EGFR激酶
抑制剂产生敏感性的药物,其中该药物是mTOR
抑制剂,可与其他抗癌药物或放射治疗等附加药物或治疗一起使用。本发明还提供了一种用于治疗患者的肿瘤或肿瘤转移的方法,包括同时或依次向该患者施用治疗有效量的
EGFR激酶
抑制剂和一种能够使肿瘤细胞对
EGFR激酶
抑制剂产生敏感性的药物,其中该药物是一种能够结合并直接抑制mTORC1和mTORC2激酶的mTOR
抑制剂。本发明还提供了一种制药组合物,包括一种
EGFR激酶
抑制剂和一种能够结合并直接抑制mTORC1和mTORC2激酶的mTOR
抑制剂,以及药学上可接受的载体。本发明中可用于实施该方法的
EGFR激酶
抑制剂的首选例子是
厄洛替尼盐酸盐(也称为
TARC
EVA®)。