mTOR signaling in human cancer

Joan Albanell1, Alba Dalmases2, Ana Rovira1, Federico Rojo2,3
1Medical Oncology Service, Hospital del Mar, Passeig Maritim, 25-29, ES-08003, Barcelona, Spain
2Experimental Therapy of Cancer Research Unit (URTEC), IMIM-Hospital del Mar. PRBB, Barcelona, Spain
3Department of Pathology, Hospital del Mar-IMAS, Barcelona, Spain

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