Prostate cancer progression after androgen deprivation therapy: mechanisms of castrate resistance and novel therapeutic approaches

T Karantanos, PG Corn, TC Thompson - Oncogene, 2013 - nature.com
Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer-related mortality in men in Western
societies. Androgen receptor (AR) signaling is a critical survival pathway for prostate cancer …

Androgen receptor in prostate cancer

CA Heinlein, C Chang - Endocrine reviews, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The normal development and maintenance of the prostate is dependent on androgen acting
through the androgen receptor (AR). AR remains important in the development and …

Pten Loss and RAS/MAPK Activation Cooperate to Promote EMT and Metastasis Initiated from Prostate Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cells

DJ Mulholland, N Kobayashi, M Ruscetti, A Zhi… - Cancer research, 2012 - AACR
Abstract PTEN loss or PI3K/AKT signaling pathway activation correlates with human prostate
cancer progression and metastasis. However, in preclinical murine models, deletion of Pten …

Androgen action and metabolism in prostate cancer

SM Green, EA Mostaghel, PS Nelson - Molecular and cellular …, 2012 - Elsevier
The transcriptional programs regulated through the activity of the androgen receptor (AR)
modulate normal prostate development and the maintenance of prostatic functions at …

ETV4 promotes metastasis in response to activation of PI3-kinase and Ras signaling in a mouse model of advanced prostate cancer

A Aytes, A Mitrofanova, CW Kinkade… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Combinatorial activation of PI3-kinase and RAS signaling occurs frequently in advanced
prostate cancer and is associated with adverse patient outcome. We now report that the …

Androgen receptor phosphorylation and stabilization in prostate cancer by cyclin-dependent kinase 1

S Chen, Y Xu, X Yuan, GJ Bubley… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Androgen receptors (ARs) are phosphorylated at multiple sites in response to ligand
binding, but the kinases mediating AR phosphorylation and the importance of these kinases …

Mechanisms mediating androgen receptor reactivation after castration

X Yuan, SP Balk - Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original …, 2009 - Elsevier
Androgen deprivation is still the standard systemic therapy for metastatic prostate cancer
(PCa), but patients invariably relapse with a more aggressive form of PCa termed hormone …

The serine/threonine protein kinase, p90 ribosomal S6 kinase, is an important regulator of prostate cancer cell proliferation

DE Clark, TM Errington, JA Smith, HF Frierson Jr… - Cancer research, 2005 - AACR
An increase in the activity of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) has been correlated
with the progression of prostate cancer to advanced disease in humans. The …

Contributions of epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer stem cells to the development of castration resistance of prostate cancer

P Li, R Yang, WQ Gao - Molecular cancer, 2014 - Springer
An important clinical challenge in prostate cancer therapy is the inevitable transition from
androgen-sensitive to castration-resistant and metastatic prostate cancer. Albeit the …

[HTML][HTML] Prostate cancer stem cells: deciphering the origins and pathways involved in prostate tumorigenesis and aggression

AP Rybak, RG Bristow, A Kapoor - Oncotarget, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The cells of the prostate gland are dependent on cell signaling pathways to regulate their
growth, maintenance and function. However, perturbations in key signaling pathways …