Valproic acid and derivatives thereof for the combination therapy of human cancers, for the treatment of tumour metastasis and minimal residual disease

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of the drug valproic acid and derivatives thereof as inhibitors of enzymes having histone deacetylase activity for the therapeutic treatment of human cancers in combination with established therapeutic principles. The invention also relates to the use of those compounds for the treatment of tumor metastasis and minimal residual disease. The invention includes the manufacture of a clinically used substance for the treatment of human cancers.