Abstract: Provided according to embodiments of the invention are methods of treating a disorder in a subject in need thereof that include administering to the subject an effective amount of cedazuridine, an effective amount of decitabine, and an effective amount of venetoclax, thereby treating the disorder in the subject. In some embodiments of the invention, the disorder is a hyperproliferative disorder such as a cancer. In some embodiments, the disorder is a hematological cancer such as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN), leukemia (e.g., acute myeloid leukemia), or lymphoma.

Abstract: In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for determining the self-renewal potential of a cancer stem cell (CSC) through analysis of the cross-talk between cell self-renewal pathways leading to deregulation and enhanced self-renewal of the CSC, or for predicting the drugability (susceptibility to a drug) of a CSC, and/or for predicting the progression of a cancer that corresponds to the CSC, the method comprising detecting and quantifying in CSCs one or more B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family protein isoform(s) or transcripts (mRNAs, messages) encoding one or more Bcl-2 family protein(s) or protein isoform(s) thereof.

Abstract: In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for determining the self-renewal potential of a cancer stem cell (CSC) through analysis of the cross-talk between cell self-renewal pathways leading to deregulation and enhanced self-renewal of the CSC, or for predicting the drugability (susceptibility to a drug) of a CSC, and/or for predicting the progression of a cancer that corresponds to the CSC, the method comprising detecting and quantifying in CSCs one or more B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family protein isoform(s) or transcripts (mRNAs, messages) encoding one or more Bcl-2 family protein(s) or protein isoform(s) thereof.