Keloid is a dermal proliferative disorder characterized by the excessive keratinocyte proliferation and migration. mTOR over-activation is involved in the process. Here, we show that both mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and mTORC2 were hyper-activated in keloid-derived primary keratinocytes. OSI-027, an mTOR kinase inhibitor, potently inhibited proliferation and migration of keloid keratinocytes. OSI-027 disrupted the assembly of mTORC1 (mTOR-Raptor) and mTORC2 (mTOR-RictormLST8). Further, OSI-027 completely blocked the phosphorylations of the mTORC1 substrates (S6K1, S6 and 4EBP1) and the mTORC2 substrate (AKT, at Ser-473). OSI-027 was potent than rapamycin in inhibiting keloid keratinocytes. Moreover, restoring mTORC1 activation by the introduction of the constitutively active S6K1 only partly alleviated OSI-027-induced suppression on keloid keratinocytes. Notably, mTOR2 inhibition by Rictor siRNA also inhibited keloid keratinocyte proliferation and migration, although less efficiently than OSI-027. Together, concurrent targeting of mTORC1/2 by OSI-027 potently inhibits keloid keratinocyte proliferation and migration.www.impactjournals.com/oncotarget/ Vol.9, (No.1), Supplement 1, pp: s147-s154