mTOR: from growth signal integration to cancer, diabetes and ageing

R Zoncu, A Efeyan, DM Sabatini - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2011 - nature.com
In all eukaryotes, the target of rapamycin (TOR) signalling pathway couples energy and
nutrient abundance to the execution of cell growth and division, owing to the ability of TOR …

[HTML][HTML] Next-generation mTOR inhibitors in clinical oncology: how pathway complexity informs therapeutic strategy

SA Wander, BT Hennessy… - The Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a PI3K-related kinase that regulates cell growth,
proliferation, and survival via mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2. The mTOR …

Preclinical development of molecular-targeted agents for cancer

A Ocana, A Pandiella, LL Siu, IF Tannock - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2011 - nature.com
Molecular-targeted agents are increasingly used for the treatment of cancer. However, the
attrition rate for drugs that enter early clinical trials is higher than for other branches of …

[HTML][HTML] Judicious toggling of mTOR activity to combat insulin resistance and cancer: current evidence and perspectives

PS Ong, LZ Wang, X Dai, SH Tseng, SJ Loo… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), via its two distinct multiprotein complexes,
mTORC1, and mTORC2, plays a central role in the regulation of cellular growth, metabolism …

Latest advances and current challenges in the treatment of multiple myeloma

A Mahindra, J Laubach, N Raje, N Munshi… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2012 - nature.com
Effectively treating patients with multiple myeloma is challenging. The development of
therapeutic regimens over the past decade that incorporate the proteasome inhibitor …

Updates of mTOR inhibitors

H Zhou, Y Luo, S Huang - Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a central controller of cell growth, proliferation,
metabolism and angiogenesis. mTOR signaling is often dysregulated in various human …

[HTML][HTML] mTOR pathway in colorectal cancer: an update

MG Francipane, E Lagasse - Oncotarget, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) has emerged as a potential target for drug
development, particularly due to the fact that it plays such a crucial role in cancer biology. In …

Targeting the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor to overcome bortezomib resistance in preclinical models of multiple myeloma

DJ Kuhn, Z Berkova, RJ Jones… - Blood, The Journal …, 2012 - ashpublications.org
Proteasome inhibition with bortezomib is a validated approach to the treatment of multiple
myeloma, but drug resistance often emerges and limits its utility in the retreatment setting. To …

[HTML][HTML] PI3K and Akt as molecular targets for cancer therapy: current clinical outcomes

I Pal, M Mandal - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2012 - nature.com
Abstract The PI3K-Akt pathway is a vital regulator of cell proliferation and survival.
Alterations in the PIK3CA gene that lead to enhanced PI3K kinase activity have been …

Dual inhibition of PI3K and mTORC1/2 signaling by NVP-BEZ235 as a new therapeutic strategy for acute myeloid leukemia

N Chapuis, J Tamburini, AS Green, C Vignon… - Clinical Cancer …, 2010 - AACR
Purpose: The growth and survival of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells are enhanced by
the deregulation of signaling pathways such as phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt and …