Human cancer xenograft models were selected for in vivo testing on the basis of having favorable SLC44A4 expression...Antitumor activity of ASG-5ME, nab-paclitaxel, or the combination was evaluated in LAPC-9AI prostate xenograft models...In the LAPC-9AI model (day 13), neither ASG-5ME (0.5 mg/kg) nor nab-paclitaxel (60 mg/kg), both administered every four days for a total of four doses, demonstrated antitumor activity as single agents, while nab-paclitaxel at 120 mg/kg demonstrated significant antitumor activity compared with the control (40.3% TGI, p = 0.0476) (Fig. 6E). However, in combination, ASG-5ME significantly enhanced activity of nab-paclitaxel dosed at 60 mg/kg resulting in 84% tumor growth inhibition (P< 0.0001).