The first group consists of cancer cells whose drug resistance can be overcome by exposing the cells to GCs in combination with drugs that target protein kinases such as Akt, mTOR, Src, ALK, and/or BCR, or drugs antagonizing Bcl-2, Bcl-XL, Mcl-1, c-Myc, or Notch. The gene discussed is MCL1; the disease is cancer.