Predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine in breast cancer: targeting the PI3K pathway

M Tufail, JJ Hu, J Liang, CY He, WD Wan… - Journal of Translational …, 2024 - Springer
Breast cancer (BC) is a multifaceted disease characterized by distinct molecular subtypes
and varying responses to treatment. In BC, the phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) pathway …

The value of protein allostery in rational anticancer drug design: an update

R Nussinov, H Jang - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Allosteric drugs are advantageous. However, they still face hurdles, including
identification of allosteric sites that will effectively alter the active site. Current strategies …

Mutant-selective AKT inhibition through lysine targeting and neo-zinc chelation

GB Craven, H Chu, JD Sun, JD Carelli, B Coyne… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Somatic alterations in the oncogenic kinase AKT1 have been identified in a broad spectrum
of solid tumours. The most common AKT1 alteration replaces Glu17 with Lys (E17K) in the …

Discovery of Pyridopyrimidinones that Selectively Inhibit the H1047R PI3Kα Mutant Protein

JM Ketcham, SJ Harwood, R Aranda… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The H1047R mutation of PIK3CA is highly prevalent in breast cancers and other solid
tumors. Selectively targeting PI3KαH1047R over PI3KαWT is crucial due to the role that …

Analysis of 10,478 cancer genomes identifies candidate driver genes and opportunities for precision oncology

B Kinnersley, A Sud, A Everall, AJ Cornish, D Chubb… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Tumor genomic profiling is increasingly seen as a prerequisite to guide the treatment of
patients with cancer. To explore the value of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) in …

PI3K PROTAC overcomes the lapatinib resistance in PIK3CA-mutant HER2 positive breast cancer

H Zhang, L Zhang, Y He, D Jiang, J Sun, Q Luo… - Cancer Letters, 2024 - Elsevier
Although anti-HER2 therapy has made significant strides in reducing metastasis and relapse
in HER2-positive breast cancer, resistance to agents like trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and …

Molecular Targeting of the Phosphoinositide-3-Protein Kinase (PI3K) Pathway across Various Cancers

KS Shan, A Bonano-Rios, NWY Theik… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The dysregulation of the phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) pathway can lead to
uncontrolled cellular growth and tumorigenesis. Targeting PI3K and its downstream …

mTOR variants activation discovers PI3K-like cryptic pocket, expanding allosteric, mutant-selective inhibitor designs

Y Liu, W Zhang, H Jang, R Nussinov - Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
mTOR plays a crucial role in PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling. We hypothesized that mTOR
activation mechanisms driving oncogenesis can advise effective therapeutic designs. To test …

Precision Targeting of Mutant PI3Kα

GQ Gong, B Vanhaesebroeck - Cancer Discovery, 2024 - AACR
PIK3CA, which encodes the p110α catalytic subunit of PI 3-kinase alpha (PI3Kα), is one of
the most frequently genetically activated kinases in solid tumors. In two back-to-back papers …

Autocrine and paracrine LIF signals to collaborate sorafenib-resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma and effects of Kanglaite Injection

Y Shao, W Pu, R Su, Y Wang, S Yin, H Zhong, L Han… - Phytomedicine, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Sorafenib (SFN) is the first-line medicine for advanced hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). However, Sorafenib resistance is a main challenge of therapeutic …