Molecular events in neuroendocrine prostate cancer development

Y Wang, Y Wang, X Ci, SYC Choi, F Crea, D Lin… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC) is a lethal subtype of prostate cancer. NEPC arises
de novo only rarely; the disease predominantly develops from adenocarcinoma in response …

Sex differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and the potential link to prostate cancer

D Chakravarty, SS Nair, N Hammouda… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
The recent outbreak of infections and the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 represent one
of the most severe threats to human health in more than a century. Emerging data from the …

Prostate cancer genetics: variation by race, ethnicity, and geography

TR Rebbeck - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Prostate cancer rates vary substantially by race, ethnicity, and geography. These disparities
can be explained by variation in access to screening and treatment, variation in exposure to …

Beyond PSA: the next generation of prostate cancer biomarkers

JR Prensner, MA Rubin, JT Wei… - Science translational …, 2012 - science.org
Since the introduction of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening 25 years ago,
prostate cancer diagnosis and management have been guided by this biomarker. Yet, PSA …

Prospective multicentre evaluation of PCA3 and TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusions as diagnostic and prognostic urinary biomarkers for prostate cancer

GHJM Leyten, D Hessels, SA Jannink, FP Smit… - European urology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Prostate cancer antigen 3 (PCA3) and v-ets erythroblastosis virus E26
oncogene homolog (TMPRSS2-ERG) gene fusions are promising prostate cancer (PCa) …

The oncogene ERG: a key factor in prostate cancer

P Adamo, MR Ladomery - Oncogene, 2016 - nature.com
ETS-related gene (ERG) is a member of the E-26 transformation-specific (ETS) family of
transcription factors with roles in development that include vasculogenesis, angiogenesis …

Isolation and characterization of circulating tumor cells from patients with localized and metastatic prostate cancer

SL Stott, RJ Lee, S Nagrath, M Yu… - Science translational …, 2010 - science.org
Rare circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are present in the blood of patients with metastatic
epithelial cancers but have been difficult to measure routinely. We report a quantitative …

Role of the TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion in prostate cancer

SA Tomlins, B Laxman, S Varambally, X Cao, J Yu… - Neoplasia, 2008 - Elsevier
TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusions are the predominant molecular subtype of prostate cancer.
Here, we explored the role of TMPRSS2-ERG gene fusion product using in vitro and in vivo …

A rich array of prostate cancer molecular biomarkers: opportunities and challenges

I Kohaar, G Petrovics, S Srivastava - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Prostate cancer is the most prevalent non-skin cancer in men and is the leading cause of
cancer-related death. Early detection of prostate cancer is largely determined by a widely …

Distinct classes of chromosomal rearrangements create oncogenic ETS gene fusions in prostate cancer

SA Tomlins, B Laxman, SM Dhanasekaran… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Recently, we identified recurrent gene fusions involving the 5′ untranslated region of the
androgen-regulated gene TMPRSS2 and the ETS (E26 transformation-specific) family …