The present invention 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 anti-cancer agent or treatment that elevates pAkt levels in tumor cells and an mTOR inhibitor that binds to and directly inhibits both mTORC1 and mTORC2 kinases. Examples of such anti-cancer agents or treatments include doxorubicin, cisplatin, or ionizing radiation. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-cancer agent or treatment that elevates pAkt levels in tumor cells and an mTOR inhibitor that binds to and directly inhibits both mTORC1 and mTORC2 kinases, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. 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 the anti-cancer agent melphalan or 5-FU, and an mTOR inhibitor that binds to and directly inhibits both mTORC1 and mTORC2 kinases.
本发明提供了一种治疗患者肿瘤或肿瘤转移的方法,包括同时或顺序给患者施用抗癌药物或提高肿瘤细胞pAkt
水平的治疗剂量和结合并直接抑制mTORC1和mTORC2激酶的mTOR
抑制剂。这样的抗癌药物或治疗剂包括
多柔比星、
顺铂或电离辐射。本发明还提供了一种药物组合,包括抗癌药物或提高肿瘤细胞pAkt
水平的治疗剂量和结合并直接抑制mTORC1和mTORC2激酶的mTOR
抑制剂,以及药学上可接受的载体。本发明还提供了一种治疗患者肿瘤或肿瘤转移的方法,包括同时或顺序给患者施用治疗剂量的抗癌药物
美法仑或5-FU和结合并直接抑制mTORC1和mTORC2激酶的mTOR
抑制剂。