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Dual targeting of PI3K and MEK enhances the radiation response of K-RAS mutated non-small cell lung cancer.
Oncotarget - 12 Jul 2016
Toulany Mahmoud, Iida Mari, Keinath Simone, Iyi Firdevs F, Mueck Katharina, Fehrenbacher Birgit, Mansour Wael Y, Schaller Martin, Wheeler Deric L, Rodemann H Peter
Abstract excerpt
Despite the significant contribution of radiotherapy to non-small lung cancer (NSCLC), radioresistance still occurs. One of the major radioresistance mechanisms is the hyperactivation of the PI3K/Akt pathway in which Akt facilitates the repair of DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) through the stimulation of DNA-PKcs. We investigated if targeting PI3K would be a potential approach for enhancing the radiosensitivity...
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