Co-targeting the MAPK and PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways in two genetically engineered mouse models of schwann cell tumors reduces tumor grade and multiplicity.

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Published in Oncotarget on March 30, 2014

Authors

Adrienne L Watson1, Leah K Anderson, Andrew D Greeley, Vincent W Keng, Eric P Rahrmann, Amanda L Halfond, Natasha M Powell, Margaret H Collins, Tilat Rizvi, Christopher L Moertel, Nancy Ratner, David A Largaespada

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1: Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

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