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New insights on PI3K/AKT pathway alterations and clinical outcomes in breast cancer.
Cancer treatment reviews - 1 Apr 2016
Yang Sherry X, Polley Eric, Lipkowitz Stanley
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PI3K/AKT signaling pathway plays an important role in tumorigenesis and regulates critical cellular functions including survival, proliferation and metabolism. PIK3CA mutations and AKT activation by phosphorylation (pAKT) are often detected in many cancers and especially at high frequencies in breast cancer. Mounting data suggest that PIK3CA mutations or pAKT are mostly associated with better or insignificant...
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