Precision medicine for prostate cancer

Myria Galazi, Alejo Rodriguez-Vida, Tony Ng, Malcolm Mason, Simon Chowdhury*

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Abstract

Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer remains a lethal disease despite considerable progress in systemic therapy over the past decade. The recent advances in genomic sequencing have improved the molecular classification of prostate cancer. The translation of genomic data into clinically relevant prognostic and predictive biomarkers to guide therapy is still in its infancy and therapies for castration-resistant prostate cancer are still used empirically. We discuss these genomic aberrations in more detail, focusing on androgen receptor signaling, ETS transcription factor gene rearrangements and PTEN loss. The incorporation of this genomic data within early phase clinical trials is evolving and may prove significant in advancing personalized care in prostate cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1305-1315
Number of pages11
JournalEXPERT REVIEW OF ANTICANCER THERAPY
Volume14
Issue number11
Early online date30 Oct 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2014

Keywords

  • androgen receptor
  • castration-resistant prostate cancer
  • ETS fusion gene rearrangements
  • PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway
  • precision medicine
  • PTEN loss

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