[HTML][HTML] Targeting PI3K/Akt signal transduction for cancer therapy

Y He, MM Sun, GG Zhang, J Yang, KS Chen… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway plays a crucial role in various
cellular processes and is aberrantly activated in cancers, contributing to the occurrence and …

[HTML][HTML] The PI3K pathway in human disease

DA Fruman, H Chiu, BD Hopkins, S Bagrodia… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) activity is stimulated by diverse oncogenes and growth
factor receptors, and elevated PI3K signaling is considered a hallmark of cancer. Many PI3K …

Drugging the undruggable RAS: Mission possible?

AD Cox, SW Fesik, AC Kimmelman, J Luo… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2014 - nature.com
Despite more than three decades of intensive effort, no effective pharmacological inhibitors
of the RAS oncoproteins have reached the clinic, prompting the widely held perception that …

Inhibition of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in solid tumors

PM LoRusso - Journal of clinical oncology, 2016 - ascopubs.org
The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway plays an integral role in many cellular
processes and is frequently altered in cancer, contributing to tumor growth and survival …

IL-6 and related cytokines as the critical lynchpins between inflammation and cancer

K Taniguchi, M Karin - Seminars in immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Inflammatory responses play pivotal roles in cancer development, including tumor initiation,
promotion, progression, and metastasis. Cytokines are now recognized as important …

[HTML][HTML] Colorectal cancer carcinogenesis: a review of mechanisms

K Tariq, K Ghias - Cancer biology & medicine, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in women and the third most
common in men globally. CRC arises from one or a combination of chromosomal instability …

Forkhead box proteins: tuning forks for transcriptional harmony

EWF Lam, JJ Brosens, AR Gomes, CY Koo - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Forkhead box (FOX) proteins are multifaceted transcription factors that are responsible for
fine-tuning the spatial and temporal expression of a broad range of genes both during …

Combine and conquer: challenges for targeted therapy combinations in early phase trials

JS Lopez, U Banerji - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2017 - nature.com
Our increasing understanding of cancer biology has led to the development of molecularly
targeted anticancer drugs. The full potential of these agents has not, however, been …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR and RAF/MEK/ERK pathways for cancer therapy

Q Li, Z Li, T Luo, H Shi - Molecular biomedicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The PI3K/AKT/mTOR and RAF/MEK/ERK pathways are commonly activated by
mutations and chromosomal translocation in vital targets. The PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling …

Combinatorial strategies to target RAS-driven cancers

N Perurena, L Situ, K Cichowski - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Although RAS was formerly considered undruggable, various agents that inhibit RAS or
specific RAS oncoproteins have now been developed. Indeed, the importance of directly …