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Molecular determinants of response to PI3K/akt/mTOR and KRAS pathways inhibitors in NSCLC cell lines.

ABSTRACT: Despite the impressive results obtained in the preclinical setting, all the inhibitors targeting two central cascades in cancer, the PI3K/akt/mTOR and the KRAS/MEK/ERK pathways, have shown, apart from very few exceptions, disappointing efficacy when translated to the clinic. One of the main reasons of their clinical failure seems to be the lack of a clear molecular determinant of response to these drugs. In this study, we tried to address this point by evaluating the cytotoxic activity of different inhibitors targeting the two pathways at different levels in a panel of ten NSCLC cell lines harboring alterations in PI3K, KRAS or both. We were not able to highlight a correlation between the presence of KRAS and PI3K mutations and a specific sensitivity to the different drugs used. Molecular analyses performed after equimolar treatments showed that, independently from the entity of the response, the drugs are able to modulate the activation of their targets. Interestingly, we found that p53 mutational status separates the cell lines according to their sensitivity to PI3K pathway inhibitors treatments. The alterations considered in the PI3K/akt/mTOR and in the KRAS/MEK/ERK pathways in the different NSCLC cell lines are not sufficient to drive treatment choice but rather p53 status is a potential biomarker for the activity of this class of drugs.

SUBMITTER: Iezzi A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7783749 | biostudies-literature |

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