[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)

T Chandrasekar, JC Yang, AC Gao… - … andrology and urology, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite advances in prostate cancer diagnosis and management, morbidity from prostate
cancer remains high. Approximately 20% of men present with advanced or metastatic …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical relevance of androgen receptor alterations in prostate cancer

E Jernberg, A Bergh, P Wikström - Endocrine connections, 2017 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Prostate cancer (PC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men
worldwide, despite continuously improved treatment strategies. Patients with metastatic …

[HTML][HTML] 11-Ketotestosterone and 11-ketodihydrotestosterone in castration resistant prostate cancer: potent androgens which can no longer be ignored

E Pretorius, DJ Africander, M Vlok, MS Perkins… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is regarded as the most potent natural androgen and is
implicated in the development and progression of castration resistant prostate cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Adrenal androgens and androgen precursors: definition, synthesis, regulation and physiologic actions

A Turcu, JM Smith, R Auchus… - Comprehensive …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The human adrenal produces more 19 carbon (C 19) steroids, by mass, than either
glucocorticoids or mineralocorticoids. However, the mechanisms regulating adrenal C 19 …

[HTML][HTML] Steroid hormone synthetic pathways in prostate cancer

EA Mostaghel - Translational andrology and urology, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) remains the primary treatment for metastatic
prostate cancer (PCa) since the seminal recognition of the disease as androgen-dependent …

Synergistic co‐targeting of prostate‐specific membrane antigen and androgen receptor in prostate cancer

JD Murga, SM Moorji, AQ Han, WW Magargal… - The …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are an emerging class of cancer
therapies that have demonstrated favorable activity both as single agents and as …

Contribution of adrenal glands to intratumor androgens and growth of castration-resistant prostate cancer

EA Mostaghel, A Zhang, S Hernandez, BT Marck… - Clinical Cancer …, 2019 - AACR
Purpose: Tumor androgens in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) reflect de novo
intratumoral synthesis or adrenal androgens. We used CB-17 SCID mice in which we …

Potent and selective aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (AKR1C3) inhibitors based on the benzoisoxazole moiety: application of a bioisosteric scaffold hopping approach to …

AC Pippione, IM Carnovale, D Bonanni, M Sini… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aldo-keto reductase 1C3 (AKR1C3) isoform plays a vital role in the biosynthesis of
androgens and is considered an attractive target in prostate cancer (PCa). No AKR1C3 …

The DHEA-sulfate depot following P450c17 inhibition supports the case for AKR1C3 inhibition in high risk localized and advanced castration resistant prostate cancer

D Tamae, E Mostaghel, B Montgomery… - Chemico-biological …, 2015 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Treatment
of localized high-risk disease and de novo metastatic disease frequently leads to relapse …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating steroid hormone variations throughout different stages of prostate cancer

G Snaterse, JA Visser, W Arlt… - Endocrine-related …, 2017 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Steroid hormones play a central role in the maintenance and progression of prostate cancer.
The androgen receptor is the primary driver of tumor cell proliferation and is activated by the …