A phase I study of single-agent perifosine for recurrent or refractory pediatric CNS and solid tumors.

The PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway is aberrantly activated in various pediatric tumors. We conducted a phase I study of the Akt inhibitor perifosine in patients with recurrent/refractory pediatric CNS and solid tumors. This was a standard 3+3 open-label dose-escalation study to assess pharmacokinet...

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Main Authors: Oren J Becher, Nathan E Millard, Shakeel Modak, Brian H Kushner, Sofia Haque, Ivan Spasojevic, Tanya M Trippett, Stephen W Gilheeney, Yasmin Khakoo, David C Lyden, Kevin C De Braganca, Jill M Kolesar, Jason T Huse, Kim Kramer, Nai-Kong V Cheung, Ira J Dunkel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5459446?pdf=render