The present invention relates generally to methods for treating
cancer. In one respect, the present invention relates to a method of treating a hematological
cancer (e.g.,
multiple myeloma,
leukemia,
lymphoma) comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a
histone deacetylase inhibitor, for example, a
histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor as described herein, for example, PXD-101. In another respect, the present invention relates to a method of treating
cancer (e.g.,
solid tumor cancer, e.g., rectal cancer, colon cancer,
ovarian cancer; hematological cancer, e.g.,
multiple myeloma,
leukemia,
lymphoma) comprising administering to a patient in need thereof, a first amount of a
histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, for example, a
histone deacetylase inhibitor as described herein, for example, PXD-101, and a second amount of an other chemotherapeutic agent, for example, an other chemotherapeutic agent selected from: an
antibody against VEGF, AVASTIN® (
bevacizumab), an
antibody against CD20,
rituximab,
bortezomib,
thalidomide,
dexamethasone,
vincristine,
doxorubicin, and
melphalan, wherein the first and second amounts together comprise a therapeutically effective amount.