PIK3CA-related overgrowth: silver bullets from the cancer arsenal?

Trends Mol Med. 2022 Apr;28(4):255-257. doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2022.02.009. Epub 2022 Mar 8.

Abstract

Mutations that activate growth factor signaling often drive cancer growth. Many also arise in isolation, causing developmental growth disorders. PIK3CA, that encodes a catalytic subunit of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), is a cardinal example of this paradigm. Recent exciting progress towards the key goal of cancer drug repurposing for PIK3CA-driven overgrowth is discussed.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04589650.

Keywords: CLOVES; PI3K; PIK3CA; PROS; alpelisib; overgrowth; phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; sirolimus; trials.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / genetics
  • Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism
  • Growth Disorders / genetics
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases* / genetics
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases* / metabolism

Substances

  • Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
  • PIK3CA protein, human

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT04589650