TARGETING OF LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE C, METHODS OF PREPARING SAME, AND METHODS OF USING SAME IN COMBINATION WITH ANTI-CANCER TREATMENTS

The present disclosure provides a therapeutic method comprised of targeting the tumor-associated antigen, Lactate Dehydrogenase C (LDHC), in LDHC-expressing cancers or tumors. This novel approach offers a highly specific cancer treatment with little or no off-target effects. Targeting LDHC with the use of silencing molecules increases tumor cell death by inducing excess DNA damage, and more importantly, can render breast tumor cells more responsive to non-specific, DNA damaging drugs and DNA damage repair inhibitors, such as platinum-based alkylating agents (e.g. cisplatin) and Poly ADP-Ribose Polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (e.g. olaparib). Targeting LDHC in tumor cells has the potential to specifically sensitize tumor cells to these drugs and/or inhibitors, leading to enhanced tumor cell killing and potentially minimizing side effects.