Abstract
Androgen receptor (AR)-mediated signaling is critical to the growth and survival of prostate cancer. Although medical castration and antiandrogen therapy can decrease AR activity and lower PSA, castration resistance eventually develops. Recent work exploring the molecular structure and evolution of AR in response to hormonal therapies has revealed novel mechanisms of progression of castration-resistant prostate cancer and yielded new targets for drug development. This review focuses on understanding the mechanisms of persistent AR signaling in the castrate environment, and highlights new therapies either currently available or in clinical trials, including androgen synthesis inhibitors and novel direct AR inhibitors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 453-464 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Urologic Clinics of North America |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Copyright:Copyright 2013 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- ARN-509
- Abiraterone acetate
- Androgen receptor
- Castration-resistant prostate cancer
- EPI-001
- Galeterone
- MDV3100
- Orteronel