Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE HGF-induced phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase (MEK) pathway substrate p42/p44(erk) and phosphatidylinositol 3'-kinase (PI3K) pathway substrate Akt provided evidence for downstream activation of MEK and PI3K pathways in HNSCC. 11479233 2001
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE In addition, p110alpha mRNA and protein expression in HNSCC may be regulated by these genomic aberrations as well as by epigenetic events. 12375266 2002
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE The mRNA level of SCCRO and PIK3CA was significantly correlated to the gene copy number in nine HNSCC cell lines. 12796399 2003
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Frequent genetic and biochemical alterations of the PI 3-K/AKT/PTEN pathway in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 15543611 2005
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We identified four missense mutations in the seven exons of PIK3CA from 38 HNSCC specimens (11%). 16533766 2006
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Concluding, PIK3CA could be an oncogene implicated in HNSCC development. 17549376 2007
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE One mechanism by which HPV-associated HNSCC might activate PI3K is increased expression of PIK3CA. 17848307 2007
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Activation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway downstream to kinase receptors, such as EGFR, was found in 57-81% of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), and was eventually associated with a loss of PTEN function. mTOR was shown to modulate cell proliferation, apoptosis, invasion, and angiogenesis. 17912526 2008
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE The PI3K-AKT pathway is a downstream signaling pathway that has recently been found to play an important role in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). 22020886 2011
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Conditional activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway due to Pten deletion in the mouse head and neck epithelia gives rise to hyperproliferation, but only a few lesions progress to HNSCC. 22037217 2012
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Activation of the PI3K and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) pathway is able to drive oncogenesis in multiple human cancers, including head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. 22065749 2011
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Overall, while somatic activating mutations within classical oncogenes including PIK3CA and RAS occur in HNSCC, they are relatively uncommon. 22833868 2012
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE The PIK3CA copy number status will serve as a marker of poor prognosis in patients with HNSCC. 22994622 2012
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Using an integrated genomic analysis and validation methodology we confirm four molecular classes of HNSCC (basal, mesenchymal, atypical, and classical) consistent with signatures established for squamous carcinoma of the lung, including deregulation of the KEAP1/NFE2L2 oxidative stress pathway, differential utilization of the lineage markers SOX2 and TP63, and preference for the oncogenes PIK3CA and EGFR. 23451093 2013
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE The common oncogenes EGFR, RAS, CCND1, BRAF, and PIK3CA and tumor suppressor genes p53, CDKN2A and NOTCH are discussed for their associations with HNSCC. 23467835 2014
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE The PI3K inhibitor PX-866 had anti-tumor efficacy in HNSCC models with PIK3CA alterations. 23607916 2013
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Strikingly, all tumors with concurrent mutation of multiple PI3K pathway genes were advanced (stage IV), implicating concerted PI3K pathway aberrations in HNSCC progression. 23619167 2013
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE In the present study, we determined the mutation status in members of the MAPK, PI3K-AKT and JAK-STAT pathways in HNSCC. 23670291 2013
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We identified frequent PIK3CA mutations in patients with high-risk HNSCC confined predominantly to the oropharyngeal and sinonasal subsites; for the first time, mutation in AKT1 has been identified in HNSCC. 23852799 2014
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE The importance of PIK3CA alterations in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) has raised interest in exploring agents targeting PI3K, the product of PIK3CA. 23873848 2013
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease CTD_human In this study, we evaluated the in vitro and in vivo efficacy of rigosertib in both HPV(+) and HPV(-) HNSCCs, focusing on inhibition of the PI3K pathway. 23873848 2013
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE As such, current research aimed at elucidating the interactions between PI3K/Akt/mTOR and other important signaling pathways which may drive resistance in HNSCC, such as p53, NF-κB, and MAPK, has become a prominent focus toward better understanding how to most effectively treat HNSCC. 24219320 2015
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE In the HPV-negative patients (n=221), heavy alcohol consumption was significantly associated with SCNAs of oncogenes/oncosuppressors that were previously reported to occur frequently in HNSCCs: CDKN2A (q=0.005), FHIT (q=0.005), 11q13 region including CCND1, FADD and CTTN (q=0.005), ERBB2 (HER2) (q=0.009), 3q25-qter including CCNL1, TP63, DCUN1D1 and PIK3CA (q=0.014), and CSMD1 (q=0.019).But, TP53 mutations were not affected. 24278325 2013
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 Biomarker disease BEFREE Pharmacologic profiling of eight anticancer agents in six HNSCC cell lines suggested that PIK3CA mutation may serve as a predictive biomarker for the drugs targeting the EGFR/PI3K pathway. 24425785 2014
Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
0.500 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE We have previously reported high incidence of PIK3CA somatic mutations in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, particularly in pharyngeal cancers. 24511546 2014