HER2/neu gene amplification determines the sensitivity of uterine serous carcinoma cell lines to AZD8055, a novel dual mTORC1/2 inhibitor
English DP, Roque DM, Carrara L, Lopez S, Bellone S, Cocco E, Bortolomai I, Schwartz PE, Rutherford T, Santin AD. HER2/neu gene amplification determines the sensitivity of uterine serous carcinoma cell lines to AZD8055, a novel dual mTORC1/2 inhibitor. Gynecologic Oncology 2013, 131: 753-758. PMID: 24012800, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.08.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, PapillaryCell Line, TumorCystadenocarcinoma, SerousFemaleGene AmplificationHumansMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2MorpholinesMultiprotein ComplexesProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, ErbB-2TOR Serine-Threonine KinasesUterine NeoplasmsConceptsUSC cell linesC-erbB2 gene amplificationUterine serous carcinoma cell linesDual mTORC1/2 inhibitorCarcinoma cell linesC-erbB2Cell linesGene amplificationMTORC1/2 inhibitorsPrimary USC cell linesHER2/neu gene amplificationG0/G1 cell cycle phaseDose-dependent increaseHigh HER-2HER2/neuNeu gene amplificationDose-dependent declinePercentage of cellsUSC patientsHER-2Cell cycle profileDifferential growth inhibitionG1 cell cycle phasePS6 levelsTherapeutic agents