Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to the modelling, treatment, reduction of resistance to the treatment, prevention, and/or diagnosis of diseases characterized by the formation of cancers. Embodiments include methods of treating cancer, comprising the steps of: providing a patient diagnosed with cancer with a therapeutic regime that includes at least one therapeutically effective dose of at least one agent that reduces the activity of at least one DNA damage/repair pathway. Other embodiments include methods of treating cancer, comprising the steps of: treating a patient diagnosed with cancer with a combination of therapeutic agents that includes at least one therapeutically effective anti-cancer agent and at least one compound that reduces the activity of at least one DNA damage/repair pathway.

Abstract: Methods for treating various cancers by administering one or more compounds that target the dimeric protein survivin are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds are also disclosed, along with general methods of identifying anti-cancer compounds that target oncogenic dimeric proteins. Exemplary compounds that can be used in the disclosed methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions have the chemical structures disclosed in the specification.

Abstract: Methods for treating various cancers by administering one or more compounds that target the dimeric protein survivin are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds are also disclosed, along with general methods of identifying anti-cancer compounds that target oncogenic dimeric proteins.

Abstract: Methods for treating various cancers by administering one or more compounds that target the dimeric protein survivin are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds are also disclosed, along with general methods of identifying anti-cancer compounds that target oncogenic dimeric proteins. Exemplary compounds that can be used in the disclosed methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions have the chemical structure.

Abstract: Various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to the modelling, treatment, reduction of resistance to the treatment, prevention, and/or diagnosis of diseases characterized by the formation of cancers. Embodiments include methods of treating cancer, comprising the steps of: providing a patient diagnosed with cancer with a therapeutic regime that includes at least one therapeutically effective dose of at least one agent that reduces the activity of at least one DNA damage/repair pathway. Other embodiments include methods of treating cancer, comprising the steps of: treating a patient diagnosed with cancer with a combination of therapeutic agents that includes at least one therapeutically effective anti-cancer agent and at least one compound that reduces the activity of at least one DNA damage/repair pathway.

Abstract: Methods for treating various cancers by administering one or more compounds that target the dimeric protein survivin are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds are also disclosed, along with general methods of identifying anti-cancer compounds that target oncogenic dimeric proteins. Exemplary compounds that can be used in the disclosed methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions have the chemical structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides STAT3 inhibitors which preferentially suppress proliferation of cancer over non-cancer cells and inhibit migration and invasion of malignant cells. The inhibitors of the present invention selectively inhibit STAT3 binding to DNA without affecting the activation and dimerization of STAT3. Furthermore, the inhibitors of the present invention inhibit expression of STAT3 downstream target genes and STAT3 binding to chromatin in situ.

Abstract: The present invention provides STAT3 inhibitors which preferentially suppress proliferation of cancer over non-cancer cells and inhibit migration and invasion of malignant cells. The inhibitors of the present invention selectively inhibit STAT3 binding to DNA without affecting the activation and dimerization of STAT3. Furthermore, the inhibitors of the present invention inhibit expression of STAT3 downstream target genes and STAT3 binding to chromatin in situ.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are materials and methods for sensitizing multidrug resistant cancer cells that express ABCG2 and related proteins members of a family of ATP-binding transporter superfamily that mediate drug efflux found in some types of multidrug resistant cancer cells. A series of compounds, including (N-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-[(6-{[4,6-di(4-morpholinyl)-1,3,5-tri-azin-2-yl]amino}-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)sulfanyl]acetamide), specifically inhibits ABCG2 and can be used to boost the bio-avail-ability of one or more effective cancer killing drugs, making it possible to use certain widely used chemotherapeutic reagent to treat multidrug resistance cancers. Using these compounds in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs that are substrates for ABCG2 and related proteins may also find utility in treating cancer cells that are not currently identified as multi-drug resistant. Additionally, these compounds appear to accelerate the intercellular degradation of ABCG2 and related proteins.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are materials and methods for sensitizing multidrug resistant cancer cells that express ABCG2 and related proteins members of a family of ATP-binding transporter superfamily that mediate drug efflux found in some types of multidrug resistant caner cells. A series of compounds, including (N-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-[(6-{[4,6-di(4-morpholinyl)-1,3,5-tri-azin-2-yl]amino}-1,3-benzothiazol-2-yl)sulfanyl]acetamide), specifically inhibits ABCG2 and can be used to boost the bio-avail-ability of one or more effective cancer killing drugs, making it possible to use certain widely used chemotherapeutic reagent to treat multidrug resistance cancers. Using these compounds in combination with chemotherapeutic drugs that are substrates for ABCG2 and related proteins may also find utility in treating cancer cells that are not currently identified as multi-drug resistant Additionally, these compounds appear to accelerate the intercellular degradation of ABCG2 and related proteins.