High efficacy of combination therapy using PI3K/AKT inhibitors with androgen deprivation in prostate cancer preclinical models

RB Marques, A Aghai, CMA de Ridder, D Stuurman… - European urology, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The phosphatidylinositol-4, 5-bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT
pathway is frequently activated during prostate cancer (PCa) progression through loss or …

PTEN‐PI3K pathway alterations in advanced prostate cancer and clinical implications

AD Choudhury - The Prostate, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite significant advances in molecular characterization and therapeutic
targeting of advanced prostate cancer, it remains the second most common cause of cancer …

Interplay among PI3K/AKT, PTEN/FOXO and AR signaling in prostate cancer

Y Yan, H Huang - Prostate cancer: Cellular and genetic mechanisms of …, 2019 - Springer
The PI3K signaling pathway is activated in a majority of cancer types. It promotes
tumorigenesis by regulating nutrient metabolism, cell proliferation, survival, migration, and …

Targeting the PI3K/AKT pathway for the treatment of prostate cancer

D Sarker, AHM Reid, TA Yap, JS De Bono - Clinical Cancer Research, 2009 - AACR
Despite recent advances in our understanding of the biological basis of prostate cancer, the
management of the disease, especially in the castration-resistant phase, remains a …

[HTML][HTML] Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway activates autophagy and compensatory Ras/Raf/MEK/ERK signalling in prostate cancer

DE Butler, C Marlein, HF Walker, FM Frame, VM Mann… - Oncotarget, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is frequently activated in advanced prostate cancer,
due to loss of the tumour suppressor PTEN, and is an important axis for drug development …

Synergistic anticancer efficacy of MEK inhibition and dual PI3K/mTOR inhibition in castration‐resistant prostate cancer

H Park, Y Kim, JW Sul, IG Jeong, HJ Yi, JB Ahn… - The …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background PTEN deletion, mutation or reduced expression occurs in 63% of metastatic
prostate tumors, resulting in the activation of PI3K and its downstream targets, AKT and …

Long‐term androgen‐ablation causes increased resistance to PI3K/Akt pathway inhibition in prostate cancer cells

K Pfeil, IE Eder, T Putz, R Ramoner, Z Culig… - The …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In advanced stages of prostate cancer, the phosphatidylinositol‐3′ kinase
(PI3K)/Akt signaling cascade, one of the major survival pathways in the cell, is frequently …

Dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor, XL765 (SAR245409), shows superior effects to sole PI3K [XL147 (SAR245408)] or mTOR [rapamycin] inhibition in prostate cancer cell …

GL Gravina, A Mancini, L Scarsella, A Colapietro… - Tumor Biology, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Deregulation of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B
(Akt)/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway contributes to prostate …

Addressing the reciprocal crosstalk between the AR and the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathways for prostate cancer treatment

F Raith, DH O'Donovan, C Lemos, O Politz… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The reduction in androgen synthesis and the blockade of the androgen receptor (AR)
function by chemical castration and AR signaling inhibitors represent the main treatment …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the PI3K/Akt pathway in prostate cancer: challenges and opportunities

P Toren, A Zoubeidi - International journal of oncology, 2014 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract The PI3K/Akt pathway is an actively pursued therapeutic target in oncology. In
prostate cancer, the activation of this pathway appears to be characteristic of many …