Genetic alterations in the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/Akt signaling pathway confer sensitivity of thyroid cancer cells to therapeutic targeting of Akt and mammalian …

D Liu, P Hou, Z Liu, G Wu, M Xing - Cancer research, 2009 - AACR
We investigated the genotype-dependent therapeutic potential of targeting the
phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway for thyroid cancer. Proliferation of TPC1 …

Genetic alterations in the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/Akt pathway in thyroid cancer

M Xing - Thyroid, 2010 - liebertpub.com
Background: Aberrant activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway
plays a fundamental role in thyroid tumorigenesis, particularly in follicular thyroid cancer …

The Akt-specific inhibitor MK2206 selectively inhibits thyroid cancer cells harboring mutations that can activate the PI3K/Akt pathway

R Liu, D Liu, E Trink, E Bojdani, G Ning… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Context: The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway is widely postulated to
be an effective therapeutic target in thyroid cancer. Objective: The aim of the study was to …

Genetic alterations and their relationship in the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt pathway in thyroid cancer

P Hou, D Liu, Y Shan, S Hu, K Studeman… - Clinical cancer …, 2007 - AACR
Purpose: To investigate the overall occurrence and relationship of genetic alterations in the
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway in thyroid tumors and explore the scope of …

Highly prevalent genetic alterations in receptor tyrosine kinases and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/akt and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways in anaplastic …

Z Liu, P Hou, M Ji, H Guan, K Studeman… - The Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Context: Genetic alterations in receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) and phosphatidylinositol 3-
kinase (PI3K)/Akt and MAPK pathways have not been fully defined in anaplastic and …

Synergistic action of a RAF inhibitor and a dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor in thyroid cancer

N Jin, T Jiang, DM Rosen, BD Nelkin, DW Ball - Clinical Cancer Research, 2011 - AACR
Purpose: In thyroid cancer clinical trials, agents targeting VEGF receptors (VEGFR) and
RET, among other kinases, have led to partial responses but few complete or durable …

Distinct genetic alterations in the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway dictate sensitivity of thyroid cancer cells to mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2 …

RE Schweppe, AA Kerege, V Sharma, JM Poczobutt… - Thyroid, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Background: The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/extracellular signal–regulated
kinase (ERK) pathway plays an important role in papillary and anaplastic thyroid cancer …

PIK3CA/PTEN mutations and Akt activation as markers of sensitivity to allosteric mTOR inhibitors

F Meric-Bernstam, A Akcakanat, H Chen, KA Do… - Clinical cancer …, 2012 - AACR
Purpose: We sought to determine whether phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway
mutation or activation state and rapamycin-induced feedback loop activation of Akt is …

High prevalence and mutual exclusivity of genetic alterations in the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase/akt pathway in thyroid tumors

Y Wang, P Hou, H Yu, W Wang, M Ji… - The Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Context: Genetic alterations in the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway and
their role in thyroid tumor pathogenesis in Chinese people remain undefined. Objective: The …

Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delays tumor progression and blocks metastatic spread in a mouse model of thyroid cancer

F Furuya, C Lu, MC Willingham, S Cheng - Carcinogenesis, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Aberrant activation of the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)–AKT/protein kinase B-
signaling pathway has been associated with multiple human cancers, including thyroid …