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Strategies for co-targeting the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in NSCLC.
Cancer treatment reviews - 1 Apr 2014
Heavey Susan, O'Byrne Kenneth J, Gately Kathy
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The PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway regulates cell growth and proliferation and is often dysregulated in cancer due to mutation, amplification, deletion, methylation and post-translational modifications. We and others have shown that activation of this pathway in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) leads to a more aggressive disease which correlates to poor prognosis for patients. A multitude of selective inhibitors are in...
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