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ReviewBreast care (Basel, Switzerland)2017

PI3K/mTOR Inhibitors in the Treatment of Luminal Breast Cancer. Why, When and to Whom?

Francesco Schettini, Giuseppe Buono, Meghana V Trivedi, Sabino De Placido, Grazia Arpino, Mario Giuliano

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Review in Breast care (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Francesco SchettiniDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Giuseppe BuonoDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Meghana V TrivediLester and Sue Smith Breast Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Sabino De PlacidoDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Grazia ArpinoDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Mario GiulianoDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Federico II University Hospital · ITUniversity of Houston · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Estrogen receptor (ER) signaling represents the main driver of tumor growth and survival in luminal breast cancer (BC). Despite the efficacy of endocrine agents, many patients with luminal BC do not respond to endocrine therapy and many others develop endocrine resistance over time, due to the activation of escape pathways such as the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling. Several clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of mTOR and PI3K inhibitors in overcoming endocrine resistance in hormone receptor-positive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative metastatic BC (MBC) patients. Nevertheless, to date, everolimus is the only agent targeting the PI3K/mTOR pathway that has been approved for clinical use. Recently, the introduction of CDK 4/6 inhibitors into clinical practice has significantly changed the therapeutic scenarios in luminal MBC. In the absence of direct comparisons among the new treatment combinations and predictive biomarkers of response, the choice of optimal therapeutic algorithms is very challenging. Future trials should focus on identifying more effective and safe combination therapies and defining the best treatment sequences in luminal BC.

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Breast cancerEndocrine therapymTORPI3KTargets

Identifiers

PMID29234247
PMCPMC5704698
OpenAlexW2765624932

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