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Targeting aberrant PI3K/Akt activation by PI103 restores sensitivity to TRAIL-induced apoptosis in neuroblastoma.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 May 2011
Opel Daniela, Naumann Ivonne, Schneider Maxi, Bertele Daniela, Debatin Klaus-Michael, Fulda Simone
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PURPOSE: Because we recently identified Akt activation as a novel poor prognostic indicator in neuroblastoma, we investigated whether phosphoinositide 3'-kinase (PI3K) inhibition sensitizes neuroblastoma cells for TRAIL-induced apoptosis. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The effect of pharmacological or genetic inhibition of PI3K or mTOR was analyzed on apoptosis induction, clonogenic survival, and activation of apoptosis...
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