申请人:Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
公开号:US20140142180A1
公开(公告)日:2014-05-22
In some aspects, compositions and methods useful for classifying tumor cells, tumor cell lines, or tumors according to predicted sensitivity to 3-bromopyruvate (3-BrPA) are provided. In some aspects, methods of identifying subjects with cancer who are candidates for treatment with 3-BrPA are provided. In some aspects, compositions useful for subjects with cancers that express increased levels of MCT1 are provided. In some aspects, methods of treating subjects with cancers that express increased levels of MCT1 are provided. In some aspects, methods of identifying anti-tumor agents the efficacy of which is at least in part dependent on transporter-mediated uptake are provided.