Description
GDC-0068 is an orally available Akt inhibitor that exhibits chemotherapeutic activity. GDC-0068 prevents Akt from phosphorylating substrates involved in cell proliferation and the inhibition of pro-apoptotic genes and tumor suppressing proteins.
References
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