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Capivasertib

Truqap

Pan-AKT inhibitor (allosteric PH-domain binding; AKT1/2/3)

Evidence Score

32

theoretical
Mechanism of Action

Oral, selective, allosteric pan-AKT inhibitor that binds the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of AKT1, AKT2, and AKT3, blocking their membrane recruitment and catalytic activation regardless of AKT mutation status. FDA-approved (November 2023; Truqap) for AKT1/2/3-, PIK3CA-mutated or PTEN-altered HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in combination with fulvestrant (CAPItello-291 Phase 3, NCT04305496). In SDH-deficient tumors, AKT is a primary effector of the pseudohypoxic signaling cascade: SDH loss → succinate accumulation → PHD inhibition → constitutive HIF-1α/2α stabilization → transcriptional upregulation of IGF2 and HGF → IGF1R/MET receptor activation → PI3K/PIP3 generation → AKT recruitment via PH domain → PDK1 + mTORC2-mediated AKT activation → TSC1/2 inhibition → Rheb-GTP → mTORC1 constitutive activation. Jochmanová et al. (JNCI 2013, PMID 23940289) identified this HIF/mTOR/PI3K interconnection as the central tumorigenesis driver in SDH-deficient (pseudohypoxic cluster 1) pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma — the same citation anchoring the everolimus entry. Capivasertib directly addresses the principal pharmacological limitation of everolimus (mTORC1 inhibitor, already in this engine): mTORC1 inhibition removes S6K1→IRS-1 negative feedback, permitting upstream PI3K to drive paradoxical AKT reactivation via mTORC2 and PDK1. Capivasertib prevents this AKT rebound by blocking all three AKT isoforms at the membrane-recruitment step — restoring pathway suppression that single-agent rapalogs cannot sustain. A capivasertib + everolimus combination would simultaneously suppress mTORC1 output and prevent AKT reactivation, a pharmacological rationale directly motivated by the AKT reactivation caveat documented in the everolimus entry. Key limitation: no published experimental data directly test capivasertib in SDH-deficient cell lines or xenografts. The mechanistic rationale rests on the Jochmanová 2013 demonstration of constitutive AKT pathway activation in SDH-deficient PPGL and established rapalog pharmacology, both validated in their respective contexts but not combined in an SDH-specific capivasertib experiment.

Pathway Connections
mTOR / PI3K / AKT

Metabolic reprogramming from SDH loss activates the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling axis, promoting cell growth, proliferation, and survival. Multiple upstream inputs converge on mTOR.

Upstream event:

HIF-mediated growth factor signaling + metabolic stress + AMPK dysregulation

Downstream effects:

Cell growth and proliferationProtein synthesisMetabolic reprogrammingSurvival signaling
Molecular Targets

AKT1

AKT serine/threonine kinase 1 (Protein kinase B alpha)

downstream

Central serine/threonine kinase in the PI3K/AKT/mTOR axis, activated downstream of receptor tyrosine kinases (IGF1R, MET) that are transcriptionally upregulated by HIF-1α in SDH-deficient pseudohypoxic tumors. AKT is recruited to the plasma membrane via its pleckstrin homology (PH) domain by PIP3 generated by PI3K, then activated by PDK1 (Thr308) and mTORC2 (Ser473). Active AKT phosphorylates TSC2 to release Rheb-GTP and activate mTORC1. Target of capivasertib (Truqap, FDA-approved), which inhibits all three AKT isoforms (AKT1/2/3) via allosteric PH-domain binding, preventing the paradoxical AKT reactivation that limits mTORC1 inhibitor (everolimus) durability in SDH-deficient tumors.

UniProt: P31749

Quick Facts

Tumor Type Applicability

PPGL/PCCGISTRCC
FDA Approved

Approved Indications

  • HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with AKT1/2/3 mutation, PIK3CA mutation, or PTEN alteration, in combination with fulvestrant (approved November 2023; CAPItello-291 Phase 3, NCT04305496)
ChEMBL IDCHEMBL3301610
PubChem CID25151352
Clinical Trials
Evidence

Evidence from PubMed, OpenTargets, and ChEMBL will appear here once external data integration is enabled.

Coming in Phase 3

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