Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in breast cancer

H Li, L Prever, E Hirsch, F Gulluni - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary PI3K signaling pathway plays an essential role in many cellular processes
and is frequently altered in breast cancer, leading to increased tumor growth and reduced …

Rapamycin passes the torch: a new generation of mTOR inhibitors

D Benjamin, M Colombi, C Moroni… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2011 - nature.com
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an atypical protein kinase that controls growth
and metabolism in response to nutrients, growth factors and cellular energy levels, and it is …

Molecular biology in breast cancer: intrinsic subtypes and signaling pathways

P Eroles, A Bosch, JA Pérez-Fidalgo, A Lluch - Cancer treatment reviews, 2012 - Elsevier
The last decade has brought a breakthrough in the knowledge of the biology of breast
cancer. The technological development, and in particular the high throughput technologies …

Randomized phase II trial of everolimus in combination with tamoxifen in patients with hormone receptor–positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative …

T Bachelot, C Bourgier, C Cropet… - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Cross-talk between signal transduction pathways likely contributes to hormone
resistance in metastatic breast cancer (mBC). Everolimus, an oral inhibitor of the mammalian …

Efficacy of everolimus in advanced renal cell carcinoma: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled phase III trial

RJ Motzer, B Escudier, S Oudard, TE Hutson, C Porta… - The Lancet, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Everolimus (RAD001) is an orally administered inhibitor of the mammalian
target of rapamycin (mTOR), a therapeutic target for metastatic renal cell carcinoma. We did …

Phase I, dose-escalation study of BKM120, an oral pan-Class I PI3K inhibitor, in patients with advanced solid tumors

JC Bendell, J Rodon, HA Burris, M De Jonge… - Journal of clinical …, 2012 - ascopubs.org
Purpose This phase I dose-escalation study investigated the maximum-tolerated dose
(MTD), safety, preliminary activity, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics of …

Inhibition of mTORC1 leads to MAPK pathway activation through a PI3K-dependent feedback loop in human cancer

A Carracedo, L Ma, J Teruya-Feldstein… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Numerous studies have established a causal link between aberrant mammalian target of
rapamycin (mTOR) activation and tumorigenesis, indicating that mTOR inhibition may have …

Mechanisms of drug combinations: interaction and network perspectives

J Jia, F Zhu, X Ma, ZW Cao, YX Li… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2009 - nature.com
Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying synergistic, potentiative and
antagonistic effects of drug combinations could facilitate the discovery of novel efficacious …

The BET bromodomain inhibitor OTX015 affects pathogenetic pathways in preclinical B-cell tumor models and synergizes with targeted drugs

M Boi, E Gaudio, P Bonetti, I Kwee, E Bernasconi… - Clinical Cancer …, 2015 - AACR
Purpose: In cancer cells, the epigenome is often deregulated, and inhibition of the
bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) family of bromodomain-containing proteins is a …

We're Not “DON” Yet: Optimal Dosing and Prodrug Delivery of 6-Diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine

KM Lemberg, JJ Vornov, R Rais, BS Slusher - Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2018 - AACR
The broadly active glutamine antagonist 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine (DON) has been
studied for 60 years as a potential anticancer therapeutic. Clinical studies of DON in the …