PMID- 32022503 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200716 LR - 20211204 IS - 1479-6821 (Electronic) IS - 1351-0088 (Linking) VI - 26 IP - 3 DP - 2019 Mar 1 TI - Resistance to targeted treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. PG - R109-R130 LID - ERC-18-0420 [pii] LID - 10.1530/ERC-18-0420 [doi] AB - The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is part of the phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (Akt)/mTOR signaling. The PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway has a pivotal role in the oncogenesis of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). In addition, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) drive angiogenesis in NETs and therefore contributes to neuroendocrine tumor development. Hence, mTOR and angiogenesis inhibitors have been developed. Everolimus, a first-generation mTOR inhibitor, has shown significant survival benefit in advanced gastroenteropancreatic NETs. Sunitinib, a pan-tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets the VEGF receptor, has proven to increase progression-free survival in advanced pancreatic NETs. Nevertheless, primary and acquired resistance to rapalogs and sunitinib has limited the clinical benefit for NET patients. Despite the identification of multiple molecular mechanisms of resistance, no predictive biomarker has made it to the clinic. This review is focused on the mTOR signaling and angiogenesis in NET, the molecular mechanisms of primary and acquired resistance to everolimus and sunitinib and how to overcome this resistance by alternative drug compounds. CI - (c) 2019 Society for Endocrinology FAU - Beyens, Matthias AU - Beyens M AD - Center of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium. AD - Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. FAU - Vandamme, Timon AU - Vandamme T AD - Center of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium. AD - Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. AD - Section of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. FAU - Peeters, Marc AU - Peeters M AD - Center of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium. FAU - Van Camp, Guy AU - Van Camp G AD - Center of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium. AD - Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. FAU - Op de Beeck, Ken AU - Op de Beeck K AD - Center of Medical Genetics, University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital, Antwerp, Belgium. AD - Center for Oncological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20190301 PL - England TA - Endocr Relat Cancer JT - Endocrine-related cancer JID - 9436481 RN - 0 (Protein Kinase Inhibitors) RN - EC 2.7.1.1 (MTOR protein, human) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor MH - Drug Resistance, Neoplasm/*drug effects MH - Humans MH - Intestinal Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Neuroendocrine Tumors/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Pancreatic Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/*metabolism MH - Protein Kinase Inhibitors/*therapeutic use MH - Signal Transduction MH - Stomach Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/*metabolism OTO - NOTNLM OT - rapalog OT - sunitinib OT - resistance OT - neuroendocrine tumors OT - targeted treatment EDAT- 2020/02/06 06:00 MHDA- 2020/07/17 06:00 CRDT- 2020/02/06 06:00 PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/02/06 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/17 06:00 [medline] AID - ERC-18-0420 [pii] AID - 10.1530/ERC-18-0420 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Endocr Relat Cancer. 2019 Mar 1;26(3):R109-R130. doi: 10.1530/ERC-18-0420.