Pemetrexed induces S-phase arrest and apoptosis via a deregulated activation of Akt signaling pathway.

Pemetrexed is approved for first-line and maintenance treatment of patients with advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The protein kinase Akt/protein kinase B is a well-known regulator of cell survival which is activated by pemetrexed, but its role in pemetrexed-mediated cell de...

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Main Authors: Kun-Chieh Chen, Tsung-Ying Yang, Chun-Chi Wu, Chi-Chih Cheng, Shih-Lan Hsu, Hsiao-Wen Hung, Jian-Wei Chen, Gee-Chen Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4029963?pdf=render