PI3K pathway protein analyses in metastatic breast cancer patients receiving standard everolimus and exemestane.
Dinja T KrugerMark OpdamVincent van der NoortJoyce SandersMichiel NieuwenhuisBart de ValkKarin J BeelenSabine C LinnEpie BovenPublished in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2020)
IHC of single proteins or heatmap subgroups of the differentially activated PI3K/MAPK pathways was not able to discriminate patients on EVE/EXE with poor or better PFS. Upregulation of p-4EBP1 in pre-treatment biopsies as compared to levels in primary tumours pointed towards shorter PFS.