A Novel Mechanism to Drive Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

作者:Kaochar Salma; Mitsiades Nicholas*
来源:Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2018, 29(6): 366-368.
DOI:10.1016/j.tem.2018.03.006

摘要

Androgen receptor signaling is critical for prostate adenocarcinoma, even after androgen deprivation therapy. Persistence of intratumoral androgens has been found in castration-resistant prostate cancer and attributed to increased in situ synthesis. Recently, Sharifi and colleagues reported an additional mechanism that can enhance local androgenic exposure: downregulation of an androgen-inactivating enzyme.

  • 出版日期2018-6