title: Inhibiting the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway for cancer treatment.
abstract: There is extensive evidence from the molecular and genomic analysis of human cancers that the PI 3-kinase (phosphoinositide 3-kinase)-Akt/PKB (protein kinase B) pathway is deregulated in malignant progression. Furthermore, the causal involvement of PI 3-kinase is supported by gene-knockout mouse models. Prototype inhibitors show evidence of anticancer activity in vitro and in vivo animal models. The recent development of isoform-selective inhibitors shows considerable promise for cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research UK Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, U.K. paul.workman@icr.ac.uk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Workman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018450:Disease Progression; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016678:Genome; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000201:enzymology*; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D020033:Protein Isoforms
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D000081082:Phosphoinositide-3 Kinase Inhibitors; D020033:Protein Isoforms