Described herein are, inter alia, methods for decreasing the growth of a cancer cell, the method comprising delivering to a target cancer cell a growth-inhibitory amount of an atovaquone-related compound, wherein, prior to the delivery, an increased level of activation of the mTOR pathway in the cancer compared to a control level of activation of the mTOR pathway has been found. Also provided are methods for determining the susceptibility of cancer to treatment with an atovaquone-related compound and for assessing the success of therapy with such a compound.
本文特别描述了减少癌细胞生长的方法,该方法包括向目标癌细胞递送抑制生长量的
阿托伐醌相关化合物,其中,在递送之前,与mTOR通路的对照激活
水平相比,已发现癌细胞中mTOR通路的激活
水平增加。此外,还提供了确定癌症对
阿托伐醌相关化合物治疗的易感性以及评估这种化合物治疗成功与否的方法。