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Observational studyBreast cancer (Tokyo, Japan)2025

Clinicopathogenomic analysis of PI3K/AKT/PTEN-altered luminal metastatic breast cancer in Japan.

Hiroshi Tada, Minoru Miyashita, Narumi Harada-Shoji, Akiko Ebata, Miku Sato, Tokiwa Motonari, Mika Yanagaki, Tomomi Kon, Aru Sakamoto, Takanori Ishida

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Observational study in Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Clinicogenomic Landscape and Function ofJCO precision oncology · 2026
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  6. Precision therapy in metastatic breast cancer: the current landscape of molecular alteration-based therapies.Translational breast cancer research : a journal focusing on translational research in breast cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Hiroshi TadaDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan. hiroshi.tada.a4@tohoku.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2670-8982
Minoru MiyashitaDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Narumi Harada-ShojiDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Akiko EbataDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Miku SatoDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Tokiwa MotonariDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Mika YanagakiDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Tomomi KonDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Aru SakamotoDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Takanori IshidaDepartment of Breast and Endocrine Surgical Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This rapid communication highlights the correlation between protein kinase B alpha (AKT1)-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase catalytic subunit alpha (PIK3CA)- phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) alterations and clinicopathological factors in Japanese patients with metastatic recurrent breast cancer (mBC). This study analyzed 1967 patients with luminal-type breast cancer who underwent cancer gene panel testing. The results demonstrated that AKT pathway alterations, including PI3K/AKT/PTEN, occurred in 1038 (52.8%) cases. Patients with AKT pathway mutations were older (p = 0.002) and had a higher rate of invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) histology (p = 0.001), progesterone receptor (PgR) positivity (p = 0.006), and bone metastases (p = 0.001), and a lower rate of germline BRCA2 (p < 0.001). Comprehensive genomic profile results demonstrated a higher tumor mutational burden (TMB) (< 0.001) and lower tumor BRCA1/2 expression (< 0.001) in patients with mutations in the AKT pathway. These results are crucial for characterizing candidates for AKT pathway-targeted molecular therapies and conceptualizing optimal treatment strategies. Clinical trial registration: This study is an observational study and is therefore not registered with the clinical trials registration.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolaseAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorBone NeoplasmsBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCarcinoma, LobularClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFemaleHumansJapanMiddle AgedAKT1 protein, humanBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPIK3CA protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanReceptors, ProgesteroneAKT inhibitorsAKT pathway mutationsComprehensive genomic profilingMetastatic recurrent breast cancerPI3K/AKT/PTEN alterations

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PMID39466567
PMCPMC11717796

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