Cellular plasticity and the neuroendocrine phenotype in prostate cancer

AH Davies, H Beltran, A Zoubeidi - Nature Reviews Urology, 2018 - nature.com
The success of next-generation androgen receptor (AR) pathway inhibitors, such as
abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide, in treating prostate cancer has been hampered by …

The many faces of neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer progression

S Terry, H Beltran - Frontiers in oncology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In normal prostate, neuroendocrine (NE) cells are rare and interspersed among the
epithelium. These cells are believed to provide trophic signals to epithelial cell populations …

Aggressive variants of prostate cancer: underlying mechanisms of neuroendocrine transdifferentiation

L Merkens, V Sailer, D Lessel, E Janzen… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Prostate cancer is a hormone-driven disease and its tumor cell growth highly relies on
increased androgen receptor (AR) signaling. Therefore, targeted therapy directed against …

Androgen-targeted therapy-induced epithelial mesenchymal plasticity and neuroendocrine transdifferentiation in prostate cancer: an opportunity for intervention

M Nouri, E Ratther, N Stylianou, CC Nelson… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Androgens regulate biological pathways to promote proliferation, differentiation, and survival
of benign and malignant prostate tissue. Androgen receptor (AR) targeted therapies exploit …

The role of lineage plasticity in prostate cancer therapy resistance

H Beltran, A Hruszkewycz, HI Scher, J Hildesheim… - Clinical cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Lineage plasticity has emerged as an important mechanism of treatment resistance in
prostate cancer. Treatment-refractory prostate cancers are increasingly associated with loss …

Clinical implications of neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer

EC Nelson, AJ Cambio, JC Yang, JH Ok… - Prostate cancer and …, 2007 - nature.com
The cellular signaling pathways of the prostate play a central role in the induction,
maintenance, and progression of prostate cancer (CaP). Neuroendocrine (NE) cells …

Cellular rewiring in lethal prostate cancer: the architect of drug resistance

M Carceles-Cordon, WK Kelly, L Gomella… - Nature reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Over the past 5 years, the advent of combination therapeutic strategies has substantially
reshaped the clinical management of patients with advanced prostate cancer. However …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding and targeting prostate cancer cell heterogeneity and plasticity

DG Tang - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer (PCa) is a prevalent malignancy that occurs primarily in old males. Prostate
tumors in different patients manifest significant inter-patient heterogeneity with respect to …

Key targets of hormonal treatment of prostate cancer. Part 1: the androgen receptor and steroidogenic pathways

AN Vis, FH Schröder - BJU international, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE Knowledge of the molecular and cellular changes that occur during the
transition of hormone‐naïve to castration‐resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is increasing …

Neuroendocrine differentiation in prostate cancer: implications for new treatment modalities

N Vashchenko, PA Abrahamsson - European urology, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES:: This review aims to provide practising clinicians with the most recent
knowledge of the biological nature of prostate cancer (PC) to facilitate investigation of new …