MTOR mutations in the crosshairs of targeted therapy.

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  • Paul A Rejto
  • Robert T Abraham
چکیده

The identification of genetic lesions that affect tumor sensitivity to targeted therapies is a major objective of precision medicine. Two reports in this issue combine tumor genome analyses with functional characterization to uncover activating mutations in MTOR that confer sensitivity to a clinically used mTOR inhibitor.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Cancer discovery

دوره 4 5  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014