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PIK3CA oncogenic mutations represent a major mechanism of resistance to trastuzumab in HER2/neu overexpressing uterine serous carcinomas.
British journal of cancer - 29 Sept 2015
Black Jonathan D, Lopez Salvatore, Cocco Emiliano, Bellone Stefania, Altwerger Gary, Schwab Carlton L, English Diana P, Bonazzoli Elena, Predolini Federica, Ferrari Francesca, Ratner Elena, Silasi Dan-Arin, Azodi Masoud, Schwartz Peter E, Santin Alessandro D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the role of PIK3CA-mutations as mechanism of resistance to trastuzumab in primary HER2/neu-amplified uterine-serous-carcinoma (USC) cell lines. METHODS: Fifteen whole-exome-sequenced USC cell lines were tested for HER2/neu-amplification and PIK3CA-mutations. Four HER2/neu-amplified USC (2-harbouring wild-type-PIK3CA-genes and 2-harbouring oncogenic-PIK3CA-mutations) were evaluated in in...
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