For Cohort 1, the occurrence of DLTs will be assessed from Day 1 to Day 28 of Cycle 1. If ≤1 patient experiences a DLT, dosing in the dose escalation part will proceed. If ≥2 patients experience a DLT, dosing in the dose escalation part of the study will be discontinued. If ≤1 patient in Cohort 1 experiences a DLT then dosing in Cohort 2 of the dose escalation part will proceed as follows: - All Cycles: antroquinonol 300 mg administered TID on Days 1 through 28 and nab-paclitaxel 125 mg/m2 and gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 via IV infusion on Days 1, 8, and 15 (ie, 1 cycle = weekly for 3 weeks, then 1 week off) .