Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating lung cancer including administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of 0089-0022 formula I to a subject in need thereof. The compound activates pyruvate kinase M2 isoform (PKM2) to treat the lung cancer. In one example, the lung cancer is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

Abstract: The present invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition of treating multidrug resistance cancer, comprising a citrus methoxyflavone and a chemotherapeutic drug, in which the citrus methoxyflavone is nobiletin. A method of treating multidrug resistance cancer comprising administrating citrus methoxyflavone and a chemotherapeutic drug is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the administration of a novel compound advantageously efficacious as PDE? inhibitor and its effects on subjects with cancer. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a method for administering a compound having favorable geometric properties for interacting with the PDE? prenyl-binding pocket, namely has certain structural components such as a three-cyclic backbone and at least one benzoyl-moiety in a side chain having at least two substituents containing highly electronegative atoms and being linked to the backbone via an aliphatic chain, for treating a subject suffering from a disease such as cancer, in particular non-small-cell lung cancer. The presence of said structural components particularly contributes to an advantageous interaction with PDE?, in particular with amino acids deep in the binding pocket.

Abstract: The administration of a compound advantageously efficacious as ROS1 inhibitor and its effect on subjects with cancer includes administering a compound having certain structural components such as a quinoline moiety in the backbone and at least one tertiary amine containing moiety in a side chain as well as heteroatoms, in particular oxygen atoms, present in the backbone and the side chain for treating a subject suffering from a disease such as cancer. The presence of such structural components allows for an advantageous interaction with the ROS1 kinase domain, in particular with the hinge region. The administered compounds represent a highly promising opportunity in particular for patients bearing ROS1-dependent cancer. A method for targeting tumor cells harboring an abnormality in ROS1 gene includes contacting a cell with compounds of the present invention as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition of treating multidrug resistance cancer, comprising a citrus methoxyflavone and a chemotherapeutic drug, in which the citrus methoxyflavone is tangeretin. A method of treating multidrug resistance cancer comprising administrating citrus methoxyflavone and a chemotherapeutic drug is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a pharmaceutical composition of treating multidrug resistance cancer, comprising a citrus methoxyflavone and a chemotherapeutic drug, in which the citrus methoxyflavone is nobiletin. A method of treating multidrug resistance cancer comprising administrating citrus methoxyflavone and a chemotherapeutic drug is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound that inhibits activity of oncogenic ROS1, a composition comprising said compound. The present invention also provides the use of said composition for treating cancer.

Abstract: A compound suitable for treating cancer, in particular NSCLC, inhibits activity of oncogenic ROS1 kinase and ALK kinase. The compound has certain structural components such as a quinoline moiety in the backbone and at least one phenyl-containing moiety in a side chain with a hydrophobic substituent attached to the backbone via an up to 6-membered linking group as well as a further hydrophobic moiety. The presence of the structural components allows for an advantageous interaction with the ROS1 kinase domain and, further, with the ALK kinase domain. Hence, said compound represents a highly promising opportunity for patients bearing ROS1- or ALK-dependent cancer. A composition, in particular a pharmaceutical composition, includes the compound. A method for targeting cancer cells harboring an abnormality in ROS1 gene or ALK gene includes contacting a cell with the compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound that inhibits activity of oncogenic ROS1, a composition comprising said compound. The present invention also provides the use of said composition for treating cancer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses that a method of treating cancer, preferably non-small cell lung cancer, comprises administrating mitoxantrone. The present invention also discloses a method of inhibiting ROS1 kinase comprising administrating mitoxantrone. A pharmaceutical composition comprising mitoxantrone is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating gefitinib-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer, comprising administering an effective amount of D561-0775. A pharmaceutical composition comprising D561-0775 admixed with a pharmaceutical carrier for treating Gefitinib-resistant non-small-cell lung cancer is also disclosed therein.

Abstract: This invention is directed to the use of N-desmethyldauricine, a novel autophagy enhancer, in treating cancers or neurodegenerative conditions.