The present application provides an application of an RIPK1 O-GlcNAc
glycosylation inhibitor in the preparation of a
drug for enhancing the sensitivity of
sunitinib to
renal cell carcinoma. The present application discovers that RIPK1 O-GlcNAc
glycosylation, especially the O-GlcNAc
glycosylation of
serine at positions 331, 440, and 669, reduces the sensitivity of
renal cell carcinoma to
sunitinib. Therefore, by inhibiting RIPK1 O-GlcNAc glycosylation or knocking down the expression of O-GlcNAc
transferase, the sensitivity of
renal cell carcinoma to
sunitinib can be increased. Therefore, the O-GlcNAc glycosylation level of RIPK1 can be used as a biomarker for predicting the sensitivity of renal
cell carcinoma to sunitinib; by using an RIPK1 O-GlcNAc glycosylation inhibitor to reduce the RIPK1 O-GlcNAc glycosylation level, especially the O-GlcNAc glycosylation of
serine at positions 331, 440, and 669, the sensitivity of renal
cell carcinoma to sunitinib can be increased, and the
therapeutic effect of sunitinib can be improved.