Abstract:Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed non-skin cancer, and second leading cause of cancer deaths, in American men. The androgen receptor (AR) plays a critical role in the survival of prostate cancer (PCa) cells. Therefore, treatments that inactivate AR, either by decreasing the androgen level or by inhibiting AR directly, are used to treat advanced PCa. However, these treatments are not curative, and disease progression generates castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Our studies point to a nove… Show more
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