ArticlePloS one2021
PI3k inhibitors (BKM120 and BYL719) as radiosensitizers for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma during radiotherapy.
Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Radioresistance Mechanisms in Head and Neck Cancer.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2025Review
- Molecular and Genetic Pathogenesis of Oral Cancer: A Basis for Customized Diagnosis and Treatment.Biology · 2025Review
- Targeting radiotherapy-induced inflammation in cancer metastasis: insights into immune modulation, therapeutic opportunities and radiogenomics.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Review
- dbGVOSCC: a comprehensive database of genetic variation for systems genetics research on oral squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Expression patterns and clinical significance of vasculogenic mimicry-related genes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
- Telaglenastat as an alternative to cisplatin as a radiosensitizer in the treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Cancer letters · 2024Article
- Selective Inhibition of PI3K Isoforms in Brain Tumors Suppresses Tumor Growth by Increasing Radiosensitivity.Yonsei medical journal · 2023Article
- Panoramic view of key cross-talks underpinning the oral squamous cell carcinoma stemness - unearthing the future opportunities.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Review
- Targeting PI3K/AKT/mTOR Signaling Pathway as a Radiosensitization in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Recommendations for the use of biomarkers for head and neck cancer, including salivary gland tumours: a consensus of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology and the Spanish Society of Pathology.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2022Article
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- PI3Kδ/γ inhibitor BR101801 extrinsically potentiates effector CD8Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2022Article
- Radiotherapy as a tool to elicit clinically actionable signalling pathways in cancer.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2022Review
- KRAS as a Key Oncogene in the Clinical Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer.Journal of Cancer · 2022Review
- Potential Alternative Therapeutic Modalities for Management Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Review.Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer CenterReview
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Abstract
Approximately 500,000 new cases of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are reported annually. Radiation therapy is an important treatment for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). The survival rate of patients with HNSCC remained low (50%) in decades because of radiation therapy failure caused by the radioresistance of HNSCC cells. This study aimed to identify PI3K inhibitors that can enhance radiosensitivity. Results showed that pan-Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3K) inhibitor BKM120 and class I α-specific PI3K inhibitor BYL719 dose-dependently reduced the growth of OSCC cells but not that of radioresistant OML1-R cells. The combination treatment of BKM120 or BYL719 with radiation showed an enhanced inhibitory effect on OSCC cells and radioresistant OML1-R cells. Furthermore, the enhanced inhibitory effect of the combination treatment was confirmed in patient-derived OSCC cells. The triple combination treatment of mTOR inhibitor AZD2014 and BKM120 or AZD2014 and BYL719 with radiation showed a significantly enhanced inhibitory effect on radioresistant OML1-R cells. These results suggest that the PI3K inhibitors are potential therapeutic agents with radiosensitivity for patients with OSCC.
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