PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in multiple myeloma: from basic biology to clinical promise

V Ramakrishnan, S Kumar - Leukemia & lymphoma, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple myeloma (MM), a cancer of terminally differentiated plasma cells, is the second
most common hematological malignancy. The disease is characterized by the accumulation …

The PI3 kinase/Akt pathway as a therapeutic target in multiple myeloma

RD Harvey, J Silberman, S Lonial - Myeloma Therapy: Pursuing the …, 2008 - Springer
The development of novel therapies for multiple myeloma (MM) depends on a
comprehensive understanding of the events leading to cellular proliferation and survival …

Combined functional and molecular analysis of tumor cell signaling defines 2 distinct myeloma subgroups: Akt-dependent and Akt-independent multiple myeloma

A Zöllinger, T Stühmer, M Chatterjee… - Blood, The Journal …, 2008 - ashpublications.org
Although the phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway has been reported to
contribute to the malignant growth of multiple myeloma (MM), the true relevance of Akt …

Targeting signaling pathways in multiple myeloma: Pathogenesis and implication for treatments

J Hu, WX Hu - Cancer letters, 2018 - Elsevier
Multiple myeloma (MM), which is characterized by osteolytic bone lesions, anemia,
hypercalcemia, and renal failure, accounts for approximately 10% of all hematologic …

Emerging pathways as individualized therapeutic target of multiple myeloma

G Misso, S Zappavigna, M Castellano… - Expert opinion on …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable plasma cell malignancy, which causes
significant morbidity due to organ damage and bone tissue destruction. In recent years …

Targeting the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/AKT pathway for the treatment of multiple myeloma

J Zhu, M Wang, B Cao, T Hou… - Current medicinal …, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Multiple myeloma is the second most hematological malignancy, accounting for more than
10% of all blood cancers and 2% of annual cancer-related deaths due to lack of curable …

[HTML][HTML] Anti-myeloma activity of Akt inhibition is linked to the activation status of PI3K/Akt and MEK/ERK pathway

V Ramakrishnan, T Kimlinger, J Haug, U Painuly… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
The PI3K/Akt/mTOR signal transduction pathway plays a central role in multiple myeloma
(MM) disease progression and development of therapeutic resistance. mTORC1 inhibitors …

[HTML][HTML] PI3Kδ and PI3Kγ isoforms have distinct functions in regulating pro-tumoural signalling in the multiple myeloma microenvironment

RE Piddock, N Loughran, CR Marlein… - Blood Cancer …, 2017 - nature.com
Phosphoinositide-3-kinase and protein kinase B (PI3K-AKT) is upregulated in multiple
myeloma (MM). Using a combination of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) lentivirus-mediated …

[HTML][HTML] A novel selective small-molecule PI3K inhibitor is effective against human multiple myeloma in vitro and in vivo

J Glauer, N Pletz, M Schön, P Schneider, N Liu… - Blood cancer …, 2013 - nature.com
Developing effective therapies against multiple myeloma (MM) is an unresolved challenge.
Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) activation may be associated with tumor progression …

The mTOR signaling pathway is an emerging therapeutic target in multiple myeloma

J Li, J Zhu, B Cao, X Mao - Current pharmaceutical design, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a PI3K-related serine/threonine kinase and
plays a critical role in modulating proliferation, growth, survival, invasion and …