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ReviewJournal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao2015

The PI3K/AKT Pathway and Renal Cell Carcinoma.

Huifang Guo, Peter German, Shanshan Bai, Sean Barnes, Wei Guo, Xiangjie Qi, Hongxiang Lou, Jiyong Liang, Eric Jonasch, Gordon B Mills and 1 more

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Review in Journal of genetics and genomics = Yi chuan xue bao, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 208 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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208citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

208 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 379 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pathway Analysis of Renal Cell Carcinoma Genome-Wide Association Studies Identifies Novel Associations.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Huifang GuoDepartment of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Peter GermanDepartment of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Shanshan BaiDepartment of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Sean BarnesDepartment of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Wei GuoDepartment of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Xiangjie QiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, People's Hospital of Linzi District, Zibo 255400, China.
Hongxiang LouDepartment of Natural Products Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology of Ministry of Education, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
Jiyong LiangDepartment of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Eric JonaschDepartment of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Gordon B MillsDepartment of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: gmills@mdanderson.org.
Zhiyong DingDepartment of Systems Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: zding@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USCenter for Systems Biology · USLinzi District People's Hospital · CNShandong University · CN

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Integrative Pipeline for Analysis & Translational Application of TCGA Data (GDAC)U24CA143883 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI AKBANI, REHAN, MILLS, GORDON B. · 2009 to 2016
$10.6M
NCI NIH HHS 5U24CA143883NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS U24 CA143883
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (PI3K)/AKT pathway is genetically targeted in more pathway components and in more tumor types than any other growth factor signaling pathway, and thus is frequently activated as a cancer driver. More importantly, the PI3K/AKT pathway is composed of multiple bifurcating and converging kinase cascades, providing many potential targets for cancer therapy. Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a high-risk and high-mortality cancer that is notoriously resistant to traditional chemotherapies or radiotherapies. The PI3K/AKT pathway is modestly mutated but highly activated in RCC, representing a promising drug target. Indeed, PI3K pathway inhibitors of the rapalog family are approved for use in RCC. Recent large-scale integrated analyses of a large number of patients have provided a molecular basis for RCC, reiterating the critical role of the PI3K/AKT pathway in this cancer. In this review, we summarize the genetic alterations of the PI3K/AKT pathway in RCC as indicated in the latest large-scale genome sequencing data, as well as treatments for RCC that target the aberrant activated PI3K/AKT pathway.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Renal CellHumansModels, BiologicalPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionAntineoplastic AgentsPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinaseProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktAKTmTORPI3KRenal cell carcinomaTargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID26233890
PMCPMC4624215
OpenAlexW2029884231

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