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PI3K pathway activation results in low efficacy of both trastuzumab and lapatinib.
BMC cancer - 15 Jun 2011
Wang Leiping, Zhang Qunling, Zhang Jian, Sun Si, Guo Haiyi, Jia Zhen, Wang Biyun, Shao Zhimin, Wang Zhonghua, Hu Xichun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is the most crucial ErbB receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family member in HER2-positive (refered to HER2-overexpressing) breast cancer which are dependent on or "addictive" to the Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) pathway. HER2-related target drugs trastuzumab and lapatinib have been the foundation of treatment of HER2--positive breast cancer. This...
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