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Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway inhibitors in solid tumors: From laboratory to patients.

Filip Janku
- 01 Sep 2017 - 
- Vol. 59, pp 93-101
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The identification of appropriate biomarkers of efficacy and the development of optimal combination regimens and dosing schedules are likely to be important for graduation into clinical practice with regard to PI3K inhibitors currently in late-stage clinical trials.
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This article is published in Cancer Treatment Reviews.The article was published on 2017-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 166 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway & Phosphoinositide 3-kinase.

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Targeting the PI3K pathway in cancer: are we making headway?

TL;DR: Considering that oncogenic activation of the PI3K–AKT–mTOR pathway often occurs alongside pro-tumorigenic aberrations in other signalling networks, rational combinations are also needed to optimize the effectiveness of treatment.
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PI3K/Akt/mTOR inhibitors in cancer: At the bench and bedside

TL;DR: The recent trends in exploiting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway towards the molecular targeted therapy using small molecule inhibitors in human cancer are discussed.
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Role of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in ovarian cancer: Biological and therapeutic significance.

TL;DR: The importance of PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in OC tumorigenesis, proliferation and progression, and pre-clinical and clinical experience with several PI3 kappa-AKT-mTOR pathway inhibitors in OC are outlined.
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Ketogenic diet in the treatment of cancer - Where do we stand?

TL;DR: The ketogenic diet probably creates an unfavorable metabolic environment for cancer cells and thus can be regarded as a promising adjuvant as a patient-specific multifactorial therapy.
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Nutrient scavenging in cancer.

TL;DR: In this article, a review summarizes the evidence suggesting that scavenging pathways drive tumour growth, highlights recent advances that define the oncogenic signal transduction pathways that regulate scavenging and considers the benefits and detriments of therapeutic strategies targeting scavenging that are currently under development.
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A specific inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, 2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one (LY294002).

TL;DR: One such compound, 2-(4-morpholinyl)-8-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one, LY294002, completely and specifically abolished PtdIns 3-kinase activity, which may be beneficial in the treatment of proliferative diseases as well as in elucidating the biological role of the kinase in cellular proliferation and growth factor response.
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The evolution of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases as regulators of growth and metabolism

TL;DR: In light of the recent advances in understanding of the function of PI3Ks in the pathogenesis of diabetes and cancer, the exciting therapeutic opportunities for targeting this pathway to treat these diseases are discussed.
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Targeting the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway in cancer.

TL;DR: The potential of and challenges for the development of therapeutic agents that target this pathway in cancer are discussed and the potential and challenges in understanding of the PI3K pathway are highlighted.
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