Deciphering the Role of PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway in Breast Cancer Biology and Pathogenesis
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McAuliffe, Priscilla F.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Surg Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USAUniv Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Breast Med Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
McAuliffe, Priscilla F.
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Meric-Bernstam, Funda
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Surg Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USAUniv Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Breast Med Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Meric-Bernstam, Funda
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Mills, Gordon B.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Syst Biol, Houston, TX 77030 USAUniv Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Breast Med Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Mills, Gordon B.
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Gonzalez-Angulo, Ana M.
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Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Breast Med Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Syst Biol, Houston, TX 77030 USAUniv Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Breast Med Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
Gonzalez-Angulo, Ana M.
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[1] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Breast Med Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[2] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Syst Biol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
[3] Univ Texas MD Anderson Canc Ctr, Dept Surg Oncol, Houston, TX 77030 USA
The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway mediates multiple cellular functions critical to tumor initiation, progression, and outcomes, including growth and proliferation, metabolism, motility, migration, invasion, angiogenesis, survival, and autophagy. Tight regulation of this pathway is paramount to ensure that multiple cellular inputs are integrated for appropriate cellular outcomes. Frequent deregulation and aberrations of this pathway have been implicated in breast cancer development and progression. This review focuses on the biology of this pathway and its role in breast cancer pathogenesis. The role of therapies directed at targeting mTOR in the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, which are currently being evaluated in clinical trials, will also be reviewed.