The dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor NVP-BEZ235 induces tumor regression in a genetically engineered mouse model of PIK3CA wild-type colorectal cancer.

To examine the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of the dual PI3K/mTOR inhibitor NVP-BEZ235 in treatment of PIK3CA wild-type colorectal cancer (CRC).PIK3CA mutant and wild-type human CRC cell lines were treated in vitro with NVP-BEZ235, and the resulting effects on proliferation, apoptosis, and signalin...

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Main Authors: Jatin Roper, Michael P Richardson, Wei Vivian Wang, Larissa Georgeon Richard, Wei Chen, Erin M Coffee, Mark J Sinnamon, Lydia Lee, Peng-Chieh Chen, Roderick T Bronson, Eric S Martin, Kenneth E Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3180374?pdf=render