PIK3CA copy number aberration and activation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway in varied disease states of penile cancer.

BACKGROUND:Therapeutic targeting of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway may benefit patients with advanced penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC). OBJECTIVES:To determine the prevalence of PIK3CA copy number gain and correlate this with the activity status of PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway in pre-malignant penile intra...

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Main Authors: Anthony Adimonye, Elzbieta Stankiewicz, Susannah La-Touche, Sakunthala Kudahetti, Giorgia Trevisan, Brendan Tinwell, Cathy Corbishley, Yong-Jie Lu, Nick Watkin, Daniel Berney
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6002057?pdf=render