The present invention relates to a method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, by administering to a subject in need thereof a first amount of a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof, in a first treatment procedure, and a second amount of an anti-cancer agent in a second treatment procedure. The first and second amounts together comprise a therapeutically effective amount. The effect of the HDAC inhibitor and the anti-cancer agent may be additive or synergistic.
本发明涉及一种治疗癌症的方法,通过在第一次治疗过程中向需要治疗的对象给予一定量的组蛋白
去乙酰化酶(H
DAC)
抑制剂或其药学上可接受的盐或
水合物,以及在第二次治疗过程中给予一定量的抗癌剂。第一次和第二次给予的药量加起来构成治疗上有效的药量。H
DAC抑制剂和抗癌剂的作用可能是加成或协同的。