Lactate and choline metabolites detected in vitro by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy are potential metabolic biomarkers for PI3K inhibition in pediatric glioblastoma.

The phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway is believed to be of key importance in pediatric glioblastoma. Novel inhibitors of the PI3K pathway are being developed and are entering clinical trials. Our aim is to identify potential non-invasive biomarkers of PI3K signaling pathway inhibition in pedi...

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Main Authors: Nada M S Al-Saffar, Lynley V Marshall, L Elizabeth Jackson, Geetha Balarajah, Thomas R Eykyn, Alice Agliano, Paul A Clarke, Chris Jones, Paul Workman, Andrew D J Pearson, Martin O Leach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4118961?pdf=render