Combination Treatment with MEK and AKT Inhibitors Is More Effective than Each Drug Alone in Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo
Meng J, Dai B, Fang B, Bekele BN, Bornmann WG, Sun D, Peng Z, Herbst RS, Papadimitrakopoulou V, Minna JD, Peyton M, Roth JA. Combination Treatment with MEK and AKT Inhibitors Is More Effective than Each Drug Alone in Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer In Vitro and In Vivo. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e14124. PMID: 21124782, PMCID: PMC2993951, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisBenzimidazolesCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell CycleCell Line, TumorCell SurvivalDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug SynergismFemaleHeterocyclic Compounds, 3-RingHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, NudeMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktSignal TransductionSurvival AnalysisTumor BurdenXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysConceptsNon-small cell lung cancerCell lung cancerCombination of AZD6244Lung cancer cell linesCombination therapyLung cancerCancer cell linesTumor growthTumor tissueHuman non-small cell lung cancerLung cancer cell growthCell linesHuman lung cancer cell linesSingle drug treatmentSynergistic antitumor activityHuman lung tumorsAnimal survival timeMean animal survival timeCancer cell growthXenograft tumor growthP-AKT expressionLung tumorsDrug treatmentDrug combinationsSurvival time