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PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway is activated after imatinib secondary resistance in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs).
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Apr 2015
Li Jian, Dang Yunzhi, Gao Jing, Li Yanyan, Zou Jianling, Shen Lin
Abstract excerpt
Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/AKT/mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR) pathway activation may be related to imatinib resistance; however, no study has focused on whether signal conduction of this pathway will change after imatinib resistance. A total of 111 GIST samples from 91 patients were used in this study, including 20 pairs of samples before and after imatinib treatment. Immunohistochemistry was...
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