The invention provides for treatment of cancers using a rapamycin analog, optionally including bortezomib. In particular, the invention addresses the treatment of bortezomib-resistant cancers using seco-rapamycin and optionally a second proteasome inhibitor. This invention relates to oncology and medicine, and more particularly to treatment of cancer. In particular, rapamycin analogs such as seco-rapamycin may be used advantageously to target the proteasome in cancer cells, optionally in conjunction with proteasome inhibitors such as bortezomib.