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Chloroquine Induction Par-4 And Treatment Of Cancer, Vivek M. Rangnekar

Radiation Medicine Faculty Patents

Described herein are methods for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof by administering chloroquine, or a salt or prodrug thereof, optionally with another agent that promotes Par-4 production to induce prostate apoptosis response-4 (Par-4) production by host cells, particularly non-cancerous host cells, to promote apoptosis in cancer cells, including androgen insensitive prostate cancer cells.