Targeting the Akt/PI3K signaling pathway as a potential therapeutic strategy for the treatment of pancreatic cancer

S Ebrahimi, M Hosseini, S Shahidsales… - Current medicinal …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
The phosphoinositide 3 kinase AKT mammalian target of rapamycin (PI3K-AKTmTOR)
signaling pathway is an important in the aetiology of pancreatic cancer (PC) and is …

Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in pancreatic cancer: from molecular to clinical aspects

S Stanciu, F Ionita-Radu, C Stefani, D Miricescu… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Although pancreatic cancer (PC) was considered in the past an orphan cancer type due to
its low incidence, it may become in the future one of the leading causes of cancer death …

Prospects of targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in pancreatic cancer

M Mortazavi, F Moosavi, M Martini, E Giovannetti… - Critical reviews in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has one of the worst prognoses among all
malignancies. PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway, a main downstream effector of KRAS is …

Synergistic effects of concurrent blockade of PI3K and MEK pathways in pancreatic cancer preclinical models

H Zhong, C Sanchez, D Spitrzer, S Plambeck-Suess… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Patients with pancreatic cancer have dismal prognoses, and novel therapies are urgently
needed. Mutations of the KRAS oncogene occur frequently in pancreatic cancer and …

Inhibition of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in advanced pancreatic cancer: results of two phase II studies

MM Javle, RT Shroff, H Xiong, GA Varadhachary… - BMC cancer, 2010 - Springer
Background The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway is constitutively activated in
pancreatic cancer and the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase is an important …

Phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling pathway in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression, pathogenesis, and therapeutics

D Murthy, KS Attri, PK Singh - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive malignancy characterized
by its sudden manifestation, rapid progression, poor prognosis, and limited therapeutic …

Dual inhibition of the PI3K and MAPK pathways enhances nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine chemotherapy response in preclinical models of pancreatic cancer

N Awasthi, D Kronenberger, A Stefaniak, MS Hassan… - Cancer Letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Standard chemotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), nab-paclitaxel
(NPT) plus gemcitabine (Gem), has led to an average survival of 8.5 months. Presently, no …

Dominant negative inhibitors of signalling through the phosphoinositol 3-kinase pathway for gene therapy of pancreatic cancer

V Stoll, V Calleja, G Vassaux, J Downward… - Gut, 2005 - gut.bmj.com
Background: Ras signalling is frequently aberrant in pancreatic cancer so that there is
constitutive activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and AKT/protein kinase B …

Targeting PI3K pathway in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: rationale and progress

S Mehra, N Deshpande, N Nagathihalli - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer has a dismal 5-year survival rate of 10%, making it one
of the deadliest forms of malignancy. The poor prognosis associated with this disease is …

Inhibition of the Phosphatidylinositol 3′-Kinase-AKT Pathway Induces Apoptosis in Pancreatic Carcinoma Cells in Vitro and in Vivo

VM Bondar, B Sweeney-Gotsch, M Andreeff… - Molecular cancer …, 2002 - AACR
Abstract The phosphatidylinositol 3′-kinase (PI3k)-AKT survival pathway is activated in
many malignancies. We observed constitutive AKT phosphorylation (on S473) consistent …