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Abstract

A method of treating a hyperproliferative disorder, including a cancer, in a subject in need of such treatment, comprising administering to said subject a pharmaceutical combination containing a treatment effective amount of: (a) a vitamin A derivative (i.e., a retinoid), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an inhibitor of microtubule structure or function; or (b) a combination containing fenretinide (i.e., N-(4-hydrophenyl) retinamide, 4-HPR) and ABT-751 (i.e., N-[2-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)amino]-3-pyridinyl]-4-methoxybenzenesulfonamide). Vitamin A derivatives that may be useful for this invention according to (a) include, but are not limited to, all-trans-retinoic acid, 13-cis-retinoic acid, and fenretinide. Microtubule inhibitors that may be useful for this invention according to (a) include, but are not limited to, inhibitors of the Vinca binding domain (e.g., vincristine, vinblastine, vinorelbine, and cryptophycin 52), inhibitors of the Taxane domain (e.g., paclitaxel, docetaxel, and epothilones), and inhibitors of the colchicine site (e.g., colchicine, ABT-751, CI-980, and combretastatin). A preferred retinoid according to (a) is fenretinide. A preferred microtubule inhibitor according to (b) is ABT-751.

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