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Hormone Whodunit: Clues For Solving The Case Of Intratumor Androgen Production., Karen E Knudsen Nov 2014

Hormone Whodunit: Clues For Solving The Case Of Intratumor Androgen Production., Karen E Knudsen

Department of Cancer Biology Faculty Papers

One of the key mechanisms by which prostate cancer cells evade hormone therapy is through intratumor testosterone production. New evidence points toward androstenedione as a potential precursor of intratumor androgen production and furthers nomination of AKR1C3 as a therapeutic target in advanced disease. Clin Cancer Res; 20(21); 5343-5. ©2014 AACR.