RPPA was performed as previously described 29 (link) for 48 of the 57 TNBC PDX (9 PDX were established after the RPPA analysis). We calculated a PI3K pathway score with normalized data to assess pathway activation. Scores were obtained by calculating the sum for positive protein components (PI3K p110 subunit β, p-AKT1 (Ser473), p-AKT1 (Thr308), p-4E-BP1, p-p70-S6 kinase, p-S6 ribosomal protein; Cell Signaling Technology®) and subtracting the negative components of the pathway (PTEN, Cell Signaling Technology®). Eleven PDX classified as unstable (UNS) in Lehmann's classification were excluded from the analysis shown in Figure 3B.
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