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PI3King the Lock: Targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy in Neuroblastoma

King, David, Yeomanson, Daniel, Bryant, Helen E.·2015·Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Abstract

Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial cancer in childhood. High-risk neuroblastoma continues to have a poor prognosis and there is an urgent need to design biologically based therapies that specifically target the pathways responsible for malignant transformation and progression. One such pathway is the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway. In this article we outline the evidence for aberrant activation of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in neuroblastoma and discuss the possible mechanisms which mediate it. We also discuss the development of treatments targeting this pathway in neuroblastoma and the challenges that must be overcome before such treatments can enter routine clinical practice.

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  • ROS are known to hyperactivate PI3K/Akt/mTOR, an intracellular pathway playing an important role in cell cycle regulation, specifically proliferation, cancer, and longevity.

    “ROS are known to hyperactivate PI3K/Akt/mTOR (Phosphoinositide 3-Kinases/Protein kinase B/mammalian Target Of Rapamycin), an intracellular pathway playing an important role in cell cycle regulation, specifically proliferation, cancer, and longevity (King et al. 2015).”

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Authors
King, D., Yeomanson, D., & Bryant, H. E.
Affiliations
Sheffield Children's Hospital (GB)
Venue
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Published
2015-05
Volume
37
Issue
4
Pages
245-251
ISSN
1077-4114 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1974245465
Cited by
248
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
2.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
Keywords
neuroblastoma, PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway, high-risk neuroblastoma, PI3K inhibitors, AKT inhibitors, mTOR inhibitors, targeted therapy, childhood cancer
MeSH terms
Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1, Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2, Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors, Animals, Humans, Neuroblastoma, Signal Transduction, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Multiprotein Complexes, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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