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Comparison of the PI3KCA pathway in circulating tumor cells and corresponding tumor tissue of patients with metastatic breast cancer.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 May 2017
Bredemeier Maren, Kasimir-Bauer Sabine, Kolberg Hans-Christian, Herold Thomas, Synoracki Sarah, Hauch Siegfried, Edimiris Philippos, Bankfalvi Agnes, Tewes Mitra, Kimmig Rainer, Aktas Bahriye
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The aim of the present study was to compare the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3KCA)-AKT serine/threonine kinase (AKT) pathway in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and corresponding cancerous tissues. Stemness‑like circulating tumor cells (slCTCs) and CTCs in epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) have been implicated as the active source of metastatic spread in breast cancer (BC). In this regard, the PI3KCA‑AKT...
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