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Sorafenib enhances the therapeutic efficacy of rapamycin in colorectal cancers harboring oncogenic KRAS and PIK3CA.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Sept 2012
Gulhati Pat, Zaytseva Yekaterina Y, Valentino Joseph D, Stevens Payton D, Kim Ji Tae, Sasazuki Takehiko, Shirasawa Senji, Lee Eun Y, Weiss Heidi L, Dong Jianli, Gao Tianyan, Evers B Mark
Abstract excerpt
Activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling is associated with tumorigenesis and metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) kinase, a downstream effector of PI3K/Akt signaling, regulates tumorigenesis and metastasis of CRCs, indicating tha...
Topics
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Apoptosis
- Benzenesulfonates
- Cell Cycle
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Drug Synergism
- Humans
- MAP Kinase Signaling System
