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Specific inhibition of p110α subunit of PI3K: putative therapeutic strategy for KRAS mutant colorectal cancers.
Oncotarget - 18 Oct 2016
Fernandes Maria Sofia, Melo Soraia, Velho Sérgia, Carneiro Patrícia, Carneiro Fátima, Seruca Raquel
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. It is often associated with activating mutations in KRAS leading to deregulation of major signaling pathways as the RAS-RAF-MAPK and PI3K-Akt. However, the therapeutic options for CRC patients harboring somatic KRAS mutations are still very limited. It is therefore urgent to unravel novel therapeutic approaches for those patients. In this...
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