Significant response after treatment with the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in metastatic melanoma patients.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_1C4ADDECC361
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Significant response after treatment with the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus in combination with carboplatin and paclitaxel in metastatic melanoma patients.
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Author(s)
Meier F., Guenova E., Clasen S., Eigentler T., Forschner A., Leiter U., Zielinski C., Knaudt B., Garbe C., Berneburg M.
ISSN
1097-6787 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0190-9622
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/2009
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
60
Number
5
Pages
863-868
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Case Reports ; Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Melanoma is highly resistant to chemotherapy. In melanoma, the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway is constitutively activated through multiple mechanisms. Several experimental studies suggest that targeting the PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling pathway is a promising strategy to overcome chemoresistance. This is the first report describing a chemosensitizing effect of mTOR inhibition in patients with melanoma. We report two cases of patients with metastatic melanoma who showed significant remission after combination of carboplatin and paclitaxel with the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus. Our case report, together with the literature discussed, suggests that mTOR inhibition possibly enhances the sensitivity of melanoma cells to chemotherapy and should prompt in-depth and clinical investigation.
Keywords
Adult, Antibiotics, Antineoplastic/administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Agents/administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use, Carboplatin/administration & dosage, Drug Delivery Systems, Female, Humans, Melanoma/drug therapy, Neoplasm Metastasis, Paclitaxel/administration & dosage, Protein Kinases/physiology, Signal Transduction/drug effects, Sirolimus/administration & dosage, Skin Neoplasms/drug therapy, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases
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Web of science
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