Abstract: Methods for treating a cancer patient with a neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) greater than 3 are disclosed, comprising administering a nonsteroidal glucocorticoid receptor antagonist (GRA) to such a cancer patient, effective to reduce the patient's NLR. The methods include administering a nonsteroidal GRA and a cancer treatment to such a cancer patient, effective to reduce the patient's NLR and enhance the treatment of the cancer patient. The GRA may be orally administered. The nonsteroidal GRA may be a nonsteroidal compound comprising a heteroaryl ketone fused azadecalin structure (e.g., relacorilant) or an octahydro fused azadecalin structure (e.g., exicorilant). The cancer treatment may include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, administration of an anti-angiogenic agent, administration of a growth factor inhibitor, and surgery.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating cancer (e.g., ovarian, fallopian tube, uterine, cervical, vaginal, vulvar, or peritoneal cancer) are disclosed. The methods include intermittent administration of a glucocorticoid receptor modulator (GRM), such as a non-steroidal GRM (e.g., relacorilant), which may be orally administered, along with a cancer chemotherapy agent to the patient. The patient may have received bevacizumab prior to receiving such intermittent GRM plus chemotherapy treatment. The GRM may be administered: at intervals separated by at least one day without GRM administration; by a schedule linked to the cancer chemotherapy schedule (e.g., a weekly chemotherapy regimen); the day of, or the day before, or the day after, chemotherapy administration; by combinations thereof; and/or on other days.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating a subject suffering from adrenocortical carcinoma and having excess cortisol are disclosed. The methods provide therapeutic benefits including reduction of ACC tumor load, restoration of T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell signaling pathways, increase in T-cell and NK cell infiltration into the ACC tumor, reduction of neutrophil infiltration into the ACC tumor in the patient, and other therapeutic benefits. The methods include administration of a glucocorticoid receptor modulator (GRM) (which may be a selective glucocorticoid receptor modulator (SGRM)) and an antibody checkpoint inhibitor. In embodiments, the GRM (e.g., a SGRM) is orally administered. The GRM may be a nonsteroidal compound comprising: a fused azadecalin structure; a heteroaryl ketone fused azadecalin structure; or an octahydro fused azadecalin structure.

Abstract: Novel methods for treating cancer include: administering a glucocorticoid receptor modulator (GRM) to a patient, and determining whether or not the expression level of a gene is decreased in comparison with baseline levels of the gene measured in the patient prior to the GRM administration, thereby identifying a patient as being likely to benefit from cancer chemotherapy in conjunction with GRM administration where the expression level of a gene following GRM administration is decreased in comparison with corresponding gene baseline levels; and administering to said identified patient a combination of a GRM and cancer chemotherapy, whereby the cancer is treated in the patient. The GRM may be selected from relacorilant, CORT125281, CORT122928, and CORT113176. The cancer chemotherapy agent may be a taxane. The gene expression level measured may be selected from 50 identified genes, and may be selected from COX2, DUSP1, GSK3b, MCL-1, PIK3CG, RGS-2, SGK1, and STAT3.

Abstract: Novel methods for treating cancer include: measuring the expression level of a gene; administering a glucocorticoid receptor modulator (GRM) to a patient; again measuring the expression level of a gene; identifying a patient in whom the expression level of the gene is decreased following GRM administration (compared to the baseline gene expression level) as likely to benefit from treatment by combined cancer chemotherapy plus GRM administration; and administering to the identified patient a combination of the GRM and cancer chemotherapy, whereby the cancer is treated in the patient. The GRM may be selected from relacorilant, CORT125281, CORT122928, and CORT113176. The cancer chemotherapy agent may be a taxane. The genes whose expression level is measured may be selected from COX2, DUSP1, GSK3b, MCL-1, PIK3CG, RGS-2, SGK1, and STAT3, and may be selected from FCGRT, C5, MAP3K7, TP53, BBC3, THBD, PRR5, RICTOR, and EIF2B4.

Abstract: Novel methods for treating cancer include: administering a glucocorticoid receptor modulator (GRM) to a patient, and determining whether or not the expression level of a gene is decreased in comparison with baseline levels of the gene measured in the patient prior to the GRM administration, thereby identifying a patient as being likely to benefit from cancer chemotherapy in conjunction with GRM administration where the expression level of a gene following GRM administration is decreased in comparison with corresponding gene baseline levels; and administering to said identified patient a combination of a GRM and cancer chemotherapy, whereby the cancer is treated in the patient. The GRM may be selected from relacorilant, CORT125281, CORT122928, and CORT113176. The cancer chemotherapy agent may be a taxane. The gene expression level measured may be selected from 50 identified genes, and may be selected from COX2, DUSP1, GSK3b, MCL-1, PIK3CG, RGS-2, SGK1, and STAT3.

Abstract: Novel methods for treating cancer include: measuring the expression level of a gene; administering a glucocorticoid receptor modulator (GRM) to a patient; again measuring the expression level of a gene; identifying a patient in whom the expression level of the gene is decreased following GRM administration (compared to the baseline gene expression level) as likely to benefit from treatment by combined cancer chemotherapy plus GRM administration; and administering to the identified patient a combination of the GRM and cancer chemotherapy, whereby the cancer is treated in the patient. The GRM may be selected from relacorilant, CORT125281, CORT122928, and CORT113176. The cancer chemotherapy agent may be a taxane. The genes whose expression level is measured may be selected from COX2, DUSP1, GSK3b, MCL-1, PIK3CG, RGS-2, SGK1, and STAT3, and may be selected from FCGRT, C5, MAP3K7, TP53, BBC3, THBD, PRR5, RICTOR, and EIF2B4.