Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
PIK3CA
Associated Variants
PIK3CA AMPLIFICATION ( ENST00000263967.4 )
PIK3CA AMPLIFICATION ( ENST00000263967.4, ENST00000497599.5 )
Associated Disease
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Source Database
CIViC Evidence
Description
The HNSCC cell line LB771 with PIK3CA amplification was shown to have low antiproliferative IC50 for the p110beta-sparing PI3K inhibitor taselisib. Under increasing taselisib concentrations, reduction in phospho-Akt pro-survival signal was apparent, along with increased levels of pro-apoptotic marker cleaved PARP. A general tendency for taselisib sensitivity to PI3K activation (mutation/amplification) was also seen in a panel of 26 HNSCC cell lines
Variant Origin
somatic
Variant Origin
Somatic
Evidence URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/1464
Gene URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/37
Variant URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/212
Rating
1
Evidence Type
Predictive
Disease
Head And Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Evidence Direction
Supports
Drug
Taselisib
Evidence Level
D
Clinical Significance
Sensitivity/Response
Pubmed
26589432
Drugs
Drug NameSensitivitySupported
TaselisibSensitivitytrue