Adapted from the TRUQAP and Faslodex Product Monographs1,10†
In tumours, AKT activation occurs as a result of upstream activation by other signalling pathways and also through genetic alterations in AKT1 phosphatase, PTEN and/or PIK3CA.1†

AKT

PI3K/AKT/PTEN pathway1
AKT=serine/threonine protein kinases; AKT1=serine/threonine protein kinase 1; ER=estrogen receptor; PI3K=phosphoinositide 3-kinase; PTEN=phosphatase and tensin homolog.
* Comparative clinical significance has not been established.
† Clinical significance has not been established.