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Chen Y, Dai L, Shi K, Pan M, Yuan L, Qian Z. Cabazitaxel-Loaded Thermosensitive Hydrogel System for Suppressed Orthotopic Colorectal Cancer and Liver Metastasis. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2404800. [PMID: 38934894 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202404800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2024] [Revised: 06/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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The treatment of colorectal cancer is always a major challenge in the field of cancer research. The number of estimated new cases of colorectal cancer worldwide in 2020 is 1 148 515, and the estimated number of deaths is 576 858, revealing that mortality accounted for approximately half of the disease incidence. The development of new drugs and strategies for colorectal cancer treatment is urgently needed. Thermosensitive injectable hydrogel PDLLA-PEG-PDLLA (PLEL) loaded with cabazitaxel (CTX) is used to explore its anti-tumor effect on mice with orthotopic colorectal cancer. CTX/PLEL is characterized by a solution state at room temperature and a hydrogel state at physiologic temperature. The excipients MPEG-PCL and PDLLA-PEG-PDLLA have good biocompatibility and biodegradability. The simple material synthesis and preparation process renders this system cost-effective and more conducive to clinical transformation. An orthotopic colorectal cancer model is established by transplantation subcutaneous tumors onto the cecum of mice. According to the results of experiments in vivo, CTX/PLEL significantly inhibits orthotopic colorectal cancer and liver metastasis in mice. The results indicate that CTX/PLEL nanoparticle preparations have high security and excellent anti-tumor effects, and have great application potential in colorectal cancer therapy.
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- Yu Chen
- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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- Department of Biotherapy, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China
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Jeong M, Yoo S. FetoML: Interpretable predictions of the fetotoxicity of drugs based on machine learning approaches. Mol Inform 2024; 43:e202300312. [PMID: 38850133 DOI: 10.1002/minf.202300312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Pregnant females may use medications to manage health problems that develop during pregnancy or that they had prior to pregnancy. However, using medications during pregnancy has a potential risk to the fetus. Assessing the fetotoxicity of drugs is essential to ensure safe treatments, but the current process is challenged by ethical issues, time, and cost. Therefore, the need for in silico models to efficiently assess the fetotoxicity of drugs has recently emerged. Previous studies have proposed successful machine learning models for fetotoxicity prediction and even suggest molecular substructures that are possibly associated with fetotoxicity risks or protective effects. However, the interpretation of the decisions of the models on fetotoxicity prediction for each drug is still insufficient. This study constructed machine learning-based models that can predict the fetotoxicity of drugs while providing explanations for the decisions. For this, permutation feature importance was used to identify the general features that the model made significant in predicting the fetotoxicity of drugs. In addition, features associated with fetotoxicity for each drug were analyzed using the attention mechanism. The predictive performance of all the constructed models was significantly high (AUROC: 0.854-0.974, AUPR: 0.890-0.975). Furthermore, we conducted literature reviews on the predicted important features and found that they were highly associated with fetotoxicity. We expect that our model will benefit fetotoxicity research by providing an evaluation of fetotoxicity risks for drugs or drug candidates, along with an interpretation of that prediction.
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- Myeonghyeon Jeong
- Department of Intelligent Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Intelligent Electronics and Computer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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Hussain M, Fizazi K, Shore ND, Heidegger I, Smith MR, Tombal B, Saad F. Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer and Combination Treatment Outcomes: A Review. JAMA Oncol 2024; 10:807-820. [PMID: 38722620 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.0591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/21/2024]
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Importance Metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer is currently an incurable disease. Despite a high response rate to androgen-deprivation therapy, most cases progress to castration-resistant disease, the terminal phase. This review provides a summary of the most recent evidence for current and emerging management strategies, including treatment intensification with combinations of therapies. It also provides recommendations on applying the evidence in clinical practice to encourage appropriate treatment to improve survival outcomes among patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Observations Androgen-deprivation therapy is the backbone of treatment for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer; however, it is insufficient alone to provide sustained disease control and long-term survival. Addition of an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor and/or docetaxel significantly improves survival, as demonstrated by several international phase 3 randomized clinical trials. Triplet therapy composed of androgen-deprivation therapy plus an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor plus docetaxel has been shown to improve overall survival over androgen-deprivation therapy plus docetaxel. In the ARASENS trial (darolutamide), the hazard ratios (HRs) were 0.68 (95% CI, 0.57-0.80) in the overall population; 0.71 (95% CI, 0.59-0.85) and 0.61 (95% CI, 0.35-1.05) in patients with de novo and recurrent disease, respectively; 0.69 (95% CI, 0.57-0.82) and 0.72 (95% CI, 0.41-1.13) in patients with high-volume and low-volume disease, respectively; and 0.71 (95% CI, 0.58-0.86) and 0.62 (95% CI, 0.42-0.90) in patients with high-risk and low-risk disease, respectively. In the PEACE-1 trial (abiraterone acetate + prednisone), the HRs were 0.75 (95% CI, 0.59-0.95; all de novo) in the overall population and 0.72 (95% CI, 0.55-0.95) and immature in the high-volume and low-volume subgroups, respectively. In the ENZAMET trial (enzalutamide), the HRs were 0.82 (95% CI, 0.63-1.06) in the overall population; 0.73 (95% CI, 0.55-0.99) and 1.10 (95% CI, 0.65-1.86) in the de novo and recurrent subgroups, respectively; and 0.87 (95% CI, 0.66-1.17) and 0.61 (95% CI, 0.33-1.10) in the high-volume and low-volume subgroups. Combination regimens are generally well tolerated, with adverse effects dependent on the profiles of the component drugs. Conclusions and relevance The findings of this review show compelling evidence from phase 3 randomized clinical trials in favor of initiating triplet combination therapy for patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer for the best overall survival. Patients who are eligible for chemotherapy should be offered androgen-deprivation therapy plus an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor plus docetaxel, particularly patients with high-volume, high-risk, or de novo metastatic disease.
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- Maha Hussain
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Institut Gustave Roussy, University of Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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- Carolina Urologic Research Center and GenesisCare, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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- Department of Urology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Genitourinary Oncology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston
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- Division of Urology, Institut de Recherche Clinique, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Urology, University of Montreal Hospital Center, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Said R, Hernández-Losa J, Derouiche A, Moline T, de Haro RSL, Zouari S, Blel A, Rammeh S, Ouerhani S. Correlation between E-cadherin/β-catenin, Vimentin expression, clinicopathologic features and drug resistance prediction in naïve prostate cancer: A molecular and clinical study. Genesis 2024; 62:e23543. [PMID: 37649322 DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Although epithelial-mesenchymal markers play an important role in prostate cancer (PC), further research is needed to better understand their utility in diagnosis, cancer progression prevention, and treatment resistance prediction. Our study included 111 PC patients who underwent transurethral resection, as well as 16 healthy controls. Reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was used to examine the expression of E-cadherin, β-catenin, and Vimentin. We found that E-cadherin and β-catenin were underexpressed in primary PC tissues. E-cadherin expression was found to be inversely associated with prostate-specific antigen progression (PSA-P; serum marker of progression; p = 0.01; |r| = 0.262). Furthermore, the underexpression of two markers, E-cadherin and β-catenin, was found to be associated with advanced tumor stage and grade (p < 0.05). On the other hand, Vimentin was overexpressed in PC patients with a fold change of 2.141, and it was associated with the diagnosis, prognosis, and prediction of treatment resistance to androgen deprivation therapy (p = 0.002), abiraterone-acid (p = 0.001), and taxanes (p = 0.029). Moreover, the current study highlighted that poor survival could be significantly found in patients who progressed after primary surgery, did not use drugs, and expressed these genes aberrantly. In Cox regression multivariate analysis (p < 0.05), a positive correlation between the Vimentin marker and coronary heart disease in PC patients was identified (p = 0.034). In summary, the present study highlights the diagnostic (p < 0.001), prognostic (p < 0.001), and therapeutic potential of Vimentin in primary PC (p < 0.05), as well as its implications for cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, we confirm the potential prognostic value of E-cadherin and β-catenin.
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- Rahma Said
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Bio-active Molecules, National Institute of Applied Science and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
- Department of Pathology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
- Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Beja, University of Jendouba, Jendouba, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Urology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Urology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Pathology Anatomy and Cytology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Pathology Anatomy and Cytology Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Bio-active Molecules, National Institute of Applied Science and Technology, University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
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Ruiz de Porras V, Figols M, Font A, Pardina E. Curcumin as a hepatoprotective agent against chemotherapy-induced liver injury. Life Sci 2023; 332:122119. [PMID: 37741319 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2023.122119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Despite significant advances in cancer therapeutics, chemotherapy remains the cornerstone of treatment for many tumors. Importantly, however, chemotherapy-induced toxicity, including hepatotoxicity, can lead to the interruption or discontinuation of potentially effective therapy. In recent years, special attention has been paid to the search for complementary therapies to mitigate chemotherapy-induced toxicity. Although there is currently a lack of specific interventions to mitigate or prevent hepatotoxicity in chemotherapy-treated patients, the polyphenol compound curcumin has emerged as a potential strategy to overcome this adverse effect. Here we review, firstly, the molecular and physiological mechanisms and major risk factors of chemotherapy-induced hepatotoxicity. We then present an overview of how curcumin has the potential to mitigate hepatotoxicity by targeting specific molecular mechanisms. Hepatotoxicity is a well-described side effect of cytotoxic drugs that can limit their clinical application. Inflammation and oxidative stress are the most common mechanisms involved in hepatotoxicity. Several studies have shown that curcumin could prevent and/or palliate chemotherapy-induced liver injury, mainly due to its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifibrotic and hypolipidemic properties. Further clinical investigation using bioavailable curcumin formulations is warranted to demonstrate its efficacy as an hepatoprotective agent in cancer patients.
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- Vicenç Ruiz de Porras
- Grup de Recerca en Toxicologia (GRET), Unitat de Toxicologia, Departament de Farmacologia, Toxicologia i Química Terapèutica, Facultat de Farmàcia i Ciències de l'Alimentació, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda Joan XXIII s/n, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; CARE program, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Camí de les Escoles, s/n, 08916, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (B·ARGO), Camí de les Escoles, s/n, 08916, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Medical Oncology Department, Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa, C/ Dr. Joan Soler, 1-3, 08243, Manresa, Barcelona, Spain
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- CARE program, Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Camí de les Escoles, s/n, 08916, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (B·ARGO), Camí de les Escoles, s/n, 08916, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain; Medical Oncology Department, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Camí de les Escoles, s/n, 08916, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Bioquímica i Biomedicina Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Budi HS, Farhood B. Tumor microenvironment remodeling in oral cancer: Application of plant derived-natural products and nanomaterials. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 233:116432. [PMID: 37331557 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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Oral cancers consist of squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and other malignancies in the mouth with varying degrees of invasion and differentiation. For many years, different modalities such as surgery, radiation therapy, and classical chemotherapy drugs have been used to control the growth of oral tumors. Nowadays, studies have confirmed the remarkable effects of the tumor microenvironment (TME) on the development, invasion, and therapeutic resistance of tumors like oral cancers. Therefore, several studies have been conducted to modulate the TME in various types of tumors in favor of cancer suppression. Natural products are intriguing agents for targeting cancers and TME. Flavonoids, non-flavonoid herbal-derived molecules, and other natural products have shown promising effects on cancers and TME. These agents, such as curcumin, resveratrol, melatonin, quercetin and naringinin have demonstrated potency in suppressing oral cancers. In this paper, we will review and discuss about the potential efficacy of natural adjuvants on oral cancer cells. Furthermore, we will review the possible therapeutic effects of these agents on the TME and oral cancer cells. Moreover, the potential of nanoparticles-loaded natural products for targeting oral cancers and TME will be reviewed. The potentials, gaps, and future perspectives for targeting TME by nanoparticles-loaded natural products will also be discussed.
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- Hendrik Setia Budi
- Department of Oral Biology, Dental Pharmacology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
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- Department of Medical Physics and Radiology, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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Güzel Y, Kömek H, Can C, Kaplan İ, Akdeniz N, Kepenek F, Gündoğan C. Role of volumetric parameters obtained from 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT in predicting overall survival in patients with mCRPC receiving taxane therapy. Ann Nucl Med 2023; 37:517-527. [PMID: 37332068 DOI: 10.1007/s12149-023-01854-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic role of volumetric parameters and Pro-PET scores obtained from 68 Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) receiving taxane therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 71 patients who underwent simultaneous PSMA and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging between January 2019 and January 2022, had a Pro-PET score of 3-5 and had received taxane therapy after imaging. 18F-FDG tumor volume (TV-F) and PSMA tumor volume (TV-P) values of the lesions and total lesion glycolysis (TL-G) and total lesion PSMA (TL-P) values of the lesions were calculated on both imaging studies and the effects of these parameters on overall survival (OS) were investigated. RESULTS The median age of the patients included herein was 71 years (56-89) and the median prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level was 16.4 (0.01-1852 ng/dL). According to the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis, TTV-P ≥ 78.5, TTL-P ≥ 278.8, TTV-F ≥ 94.98, TTL-G ≥ 458.3, TTV-P + F ≥ 195.45, TTL-G + P ≥ 855.78, lymph node (L)TV-FDG ≥ 3.4, LFDG-SUVmax ≥ 3.2, LFDG-SUVmean ≥ 2.25, LFDG-SUVpeak ≥ 2.55, and bone (B)TV-F ≥ 51.15 values were found to be prognostic factors in predicting short OS. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that a Vscore ≥ 3 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 7.069-98.251, p < 0.001) and TTL-G + P ≥ 855.78 (95% CI: 4.878-1037.860, p = 0.006) were found to be independent prognostic factors in predicting short OS. CONCLUSION Volumetric parameters and Pro-PET scores obtained from 68 Ga-PSMA PET/CT and 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging have been shown to have an impact on OS in patients with mCRPC receiving taxane therapy.
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- Yunus Güzel
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saglik Bilimleri University Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil, Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saglik Bilimleri University Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil, Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
- SBÜ, Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nükleer Tıp Kliniği, Üçkuyular Mahallesi, Kayapınar, 21070, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saglik Bilimleri University Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil, Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saglik Bilimleri University Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil, Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Saglik Bilimleri University Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil, Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saglik Bilimleri University Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil, Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saglik Bilimleri University Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil, Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Assi G, Faour WH. Arginine deprivation as a treatment approach targeting cancer cell metabolism and survival: A review of the literature. Eur J Pharmacol 2023:175830. [PMID: 37277030 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2023.175830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Amino acid requirement of metabolically active cells is a key element in cellular survival. Of note, cancer cells were shown to have an abnormal metabolism and high-energy requirements including the high amino acid requirement needed for growth factor synthesis. Thus, amino acid deprivation is considered a novel approach to inhibit cancer cell proliferation and offer potential treatment prospects. Accordingly, arginine was proven to play a significant role in cancer cell metabolism and therapy. Arginine depletion induced cell death in various types of cancer cells. Also, the various mechanisms of arginine deprivation, e.g., apoptosis and autophagy were summarized. Finally, the adaptive mechanisms of arginine were also investigated. Several malignant tumors had high amino acid metabolic requirements to accommodate their rapid growth. Antimetabolites that prevent the production of amino acids were also developed as anticancer therapies and are currently under clinical investigation. The aim of this review is to provide a concise literature on arginine metabolism and deprivation, its effects in different tumors, its different modes of action, as well as the related cancerous escape mechanisms.
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- Ghaith Assi
- Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon, P.O. Box 36
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- Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon, P.O. Box 36.
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Necroptosis Induced by Delta-Tocotrienol Overcomes Docetaxel Chemoresistance in Prostate Cancer Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24054923. [PMID: 36902362 PMCID: PMC10003232 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24054923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) represents the fifth cause of cancer death in men. Currently, chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of cancers, including PCa, mainly inhibit tumor growth by apoptosis induction. However, defects in apoptotic cellular responses frequently lead to drug resistance, which is the main cause of chemotherapy failure. For this reason, trigger non-apoptotic cell death might represent an alternative approach to prevent drug resistance in cancer. Several agents, including natural compounds, have been shown to induce necroptosis in human cancer cells. In this study we evaluated the involvement of necroptosis in anticancer activity of delta-tocotrienol (δ-TT) in PCa cells (DU145 and PC3). Combination therapy is one tool used to overcome therapeutic resistance and drug toxicity. Evaluating the combined effect of δ-TT and docetaxel (DTX), we found that δ-TT potentiates DTX cytotoxicity in DU145 cells. Moreover, δ-TT induces cell death in DU145 cells that have developed DTX resistance (DU-DXR) activating necroptosis. Taken together, obtained data indicate the ability of δ-TT to induce necroptosis in both DU145, PC3 and DU-DXR cell lines. Furthermore, the ability of δ-TT to induce necroptotic cell death may represent a promising therapeutical approach to overcome DTX chemoresistance in PCa.
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Bench-to-Bedside Studies of Arginine Deprivation in Cancer. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052150. [PMID: 36903394 PMCID: PMC10005060 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/03/2023] Open
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Arginine is a semi-essential amino acid which becomes wholly essential in many cancers commonly due to the functional loss of Argininosuccinate Synthetase 1 (ASS1). As arginine is vital for a plethora of cellular processes, its deprivation provides a rationale strategy for combatting arginine-dependent cancers. Here we have focused on pegylated arginine deiminase (ADI-PEG20, pegargiminase)-mediated arginine deprivation therapy from preclinical through to clinical investigation, from monotherapy to combinations with other anticancer therapeutics. The translation of ADI-PEG20 from the first in vitro studies to the first positive phase 3 trial of arginine depletion in cancer is highlighted. Finally, this review discusses how the identification of biomarkers that may denote enhanced sensitivity to ADI-PEG20 beyond ASS1 may be realized in future clinical practice, thus personalising arginine deprivation therapy for patients with cancer.
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Yang Y, Zheng H, Tang J. miR-114 Derived from Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Regulates the Metastasis of Prostate Cancer Cells by Targeting P53 Gene. J BIOMATER TISS ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1166/jbt.2022.3096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Prostate cancer (PCa) in the elderly is a malignancy primary to the prostate and a common tumor in the male urogenital line. However, no effective treatment has been developed for prostate cancer. Previous studies have shown that BMSCs-derived miR-114 can inhibit tumor cell development.
Therefore, we intend to determine the role of BMSCs-derived miR-114 and p53 in PCa. Human prostate cancer cells (LNCaP) and BMSCs were inoculated into 12-well plates. After interfering the expression of miR-114 in BMSCs, the culture medium was collected and used to treat LNCaP followed by
analysis of cell behaviors. miR-114 inhibited p53 level in BMSC-derived exosomes, thereby inhibiting the proliferation, invasion and migration of PCa cells, and enhancing cell apoptosis. In conclusion, BMSCs-derived miR-114 inhibits the proliferation, migration, invasion and promotes apoptosis
of prostate cancer cells by down-regulating p53.
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- Yongkui Yang
- Department of Urology, People’s Hospital of Zhaoyuan City, Zhaoyuan, Shandong, 265400, China
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- Department of Urology, Shonan College Affiliated Hospital, Chenzhou, Hunan, 423000, China
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- Department of Urology, Shonan College Affiliated Hospital, Chenzhou, Hunan, 423000, China
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Fallara G, Robesti D, Nocera L, Raggi D, Marandino L, Belladelli F, Montorsi F, Malavaud B, Ploussard G, Necchi A, Martini A. Chemotherapy and Advanced Androgen Blockage, Alone or Combined, for Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer A systematic review and Meta-Analysis. Cancer Treat Rev 2022; 110:102441. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2022.102441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gurioli G, Conteduca V, Brighi N, Scarpi E, Basso U, Fornarini G, Mosca A, Nicodemo M, Banna GL, Lolli C, Schepisi G, Ravaglia G, Bondi I, Ulivi P, De Giorgi U. Circulating tumor cell gene expression and plasma AR gene copy number as biomarkers for castration-resistant prostate cancer patients treated with cabazitaxel. BMC Med 2022; 20:48. [PMID: 35101049 PMCID: PMC8805338 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-022-02244-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cabazitaxel improves overall survival (OS) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients progressing after docetaxel. In this prospective study, we evaluated the prognostic role of CTC gene expression on cabazitaxel-treated patients and its association with plasma androgen receptor (AR) copy number (CN). METHODS Patients receiving cabazitaxel 20 or 25 mg/sqm for mCRPC were enrolled. Digital PCR was performed to assess plasma AR CN status. CTC enrichment was assessed using the AdnaTest EMT-2/StemCell kit. CTC expression analyses were performed for 17 genes. Data are expressed as hazard ratio (HR) or odds ratio (OR) and 95% CI. RESULTS Seventy-four patients were fully evaluable. CTC expression of AR-V7 (HR=2.52, 1.24-5.12, p=0.011), AKR1C3 (HR=2.01, 1.06-3.81, p=0.031), AR (HR=2.70, 1.46-5.01, p=0.002), EPCAM (HR=3.75, 2.10-6.71, p< 0.0001), PSMA (HR=2.09, 1.19-3.66, p=0.01), MDK (HR=3.35, 1.83-6.13, p< 0.0001), and HPRT1 (HR=2.46, 1.44-4.18, p=0.0009) was significantly associated with OS. ALDH1 (OR=5.50, 0.97-31.22, p=0.05), AR (OR=8.71, 2.32-32.25, p=0.001), EPCAM (OR=7.26, 1.47-35.73, p=0.015), PSMA (OR=3.86, 1.10-13.50, p=0.035), MDK (OR=6.84, 1.87-24.98, p=0.004), and HPRT1 (OR=7.41, 1.82-30.19, p=0.005) expression was associated with early PD. AR CN status was significantly correlated with AR-V7 (p=0.05), EPCAM (p=0.02), and MDK (p=0.002) expression. In multivariable model, EPCAM and HPRT1 CTC expression, plasma AR CN gain, ECOG PS=2, and liver metastases and PSA were independently associated with poorer OS. In patients treated with cabazitaxel 20 mg/sqm, median OS was shorter in AR-V7 positive than negative patients (6.6 versus 14 months, HR=3.46, 1.47-8.17], p=0.004). CONCLUSIONS Baseline CTC biomarkers may be prognosticators for cabazitaxel-treated mCRPC patients. Cabazitaxel at lower (20 mg/sqm) dose was associated with poorer outcomes in AR-V7 positive patients compared to AR-V7 negative patients in a post hoc subgroup analysis. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinicaltrials.gov NCT03381326 . Retrospectively registered on 18 December 2017.
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- Giorgia Gurioli
- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy.,Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Medical Oncology and Biomolecular Therapy, University of Foggia, Policlinico Riuniti, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit 1, Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino - IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genova, Italy
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- Multidisciplinary Oncology Outpatient Clinic, Candiolo Cancer Institute, FPO-IRCCS, Candiolo, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Sacro Cuore don Calabria, Negrar, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Biosciences Laboratory, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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Ruiz de Porras V, Font A, Aytes A. Chemotherapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: Current scenario and future perspectives. Cancer Lett 2021; 523:162-169. [PMID: 34517086 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
Abstract
Taxanes - docetaxel and cabazitaxel - are the most active chemotherapy drugs currently used for the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). However, despite a good initial response and survival benefit, nearly all patients eventually develop resistance, which is an important barrier to long-term survival. Resistance to taxanes is also associated with cross-resistance to androgen receptor signaling inhibitors (ARSIs). Unfortunately, other than platinum-based treatments, which have demonstrated some benefit in a subset of patients with Aggressive Variant Prostate Cancer (AVPC), few therapeutic options are available to patients progressing to taxanes. Hence, more research is required to determine whether platinum-based chemotherapy will confer a survival benefit in mCRPC, and the identification of predictive biomarkers and the clinical evaluation of platinum compounds in molecularly selected patients is an urgent but unmet clinical need. The present review focuses on the current status of chemotherapy treatments in mCRPC, interactions with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and novel ARSIs, and the main mechanisms of resistance. We will examine the impact of platinum-based treatments in mCRPC and summarize the known predictive biomarkers of platinum response. Finally, future approaches and avenues will be discussed.
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- Vicenç Ruiz de Porras
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (BARGO), Badalona, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (BARGO), Badalona, Spain; Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona, Spain
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- Program of Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapeutics in Oncology (ONCOBELL), Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain; Program Against Cancer Therapeutics Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
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Ong S, O'Brien J, Medhurst E, Lawrentschuk N, Murphy D, Azad A. Current treatment options for newly diagnosed metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer-a narrative review. Transl Androl Urol 2021; 10:3918-3930. [PMID: 34804835 PMCID: PMC8575582 DOI: 10.21037/tau-20-1118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Prostate cancer continues to be one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in men globally and a leading cause of male cancer deaths. The landscape of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer has significantly changed over the past decade. For many years, androgen deprivation therapy alone through surgical or chemical castration was the mainstay of treatment yielding limited 5-year survival rates. New treatment approaches using Docetaxel chemotherapy or androgen receptor pathway inhibitors to intensify upfront systemic therapy have resulted in significantly improved survival rates compared to androgen deprivation therapy alone. Clinicians are now equipped with an arsenal of drugs capable of prolonging life for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer patients. Furthermore, new treatment modalities are being tested in clinical trials making treatment of metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer an extremely dynamic space. In this narrative review, we provide an overview of the key systemic treatments for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer, namely androgen deprivation therapy, novel androgen receptor pathway inhibitors and Docetaxel. We summarise a series of landmark trials that have led to the integration of novel androgen receptor pathway inhibitors and docetaxel into the treatment paradigm for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. Lastly, we discuss nursing, financial and side-effect considerations pertaining to the use of these drugs. This article aims to give its readers an understanding of the evidence and clinical aspects of novel therapies in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer as they become increasingly available for use around the world.
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- Sean Ong
- Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,EJ Whitten Foundation Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Epworth Health, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Urology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,EJ Whitten Foundation Prostate Cancer Research Centre, Epworth Health, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Urology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Li T, Chen X, Wan J, Hu X, Chen W, Wang H. Akt inhibition improves the efficacy of cabazitaxel nanomedicine in preclinical taxane-resistant cancer models. Int J Pharm 2021; 607:121017. [PMID: 34416334 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.121017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Drug resistance remains a major challenge in achieving cures in cancer patients. Cabazitaxel has shown the ability to overcome drug resistance induced by paclitaxel and docetaxel; however, substantially high toxicity has been observed in patients receiving this agent, which compromises its efficacy. We have previously demonstrated that a polymeric platform (termed cabazitaxel-NPs) encapsulating the oligolactide-cabazitaxel conjugate exhibits desired antitumor efficacy and improved in vivo tolerability. However, we found that upon cabazitaxel treatment, cancer cells adapted to activate Akt signaling, which potentially discounts the drug efficacy. We therefore hypothesized that combing cabazitaxel nanotherapeutics with a pan-Akt inhibitor MK-2206 would synergistically sensitize the resistant cancer. In this study, we confirmed that nanoparticle formulation reduced the systemic toxicity, with higher tolerance than solution-based free cabazitaxel agent in animals. Interestingly, the activation of Akt signaling in the resistant cancer was reversed by the addition of MK-2206. In particular, the collaboration of these two ingredients was demonstrated to maximize the efficacy in vitro and in a xenograft model bearing paclitaxel-resistant tumors. Mechanistically, Akt inhibition increased the microtubule-stabilizing effect of cabazitaxel nanomedicine. Collectively, this report introduced a binary platform composed of cytotoxic nanotherapeutics and inhibitors with certain targets to combat multidrug resistance, and such a combined regimen has the potential for the clinical treatment of patients with resistant cancer.
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- Tongyu Li
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation; Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310003, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation; Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310003, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation; Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310003, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation; Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310003, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310028, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine; NHC Key Laboratory of Combined Multi-Organ Transplantation; Key Laboratory of Organ Transplantation, Research Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatobiliary Diseases, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310003, PR China.
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Qu Z, Ren Y, Shen H, Wang H, Shi L, Tong D. Combination Therapy of Metastatic Castration-Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Hyaluronic Acid Decorated, Cabazitaxel-Prodrug and Orlistat Co-Loaded Nano-System. DRUG DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPY 2021; 15:3605-3616. [PMID: 34447241 PMCID: PMC8384126 DOI: 10.2147/dddt.s306684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Purpose Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among men in developed countries. Cabazitaxel (CBZ) is recommended as one of the most active chemotherapy agents for PCa. This study aimed to develop a hyaluronic acid (HA) decorated, cabazitaxel-prodrug (HA-CBZ) and orlistat (ORL) co-loaded nano-system against the prostate cancer in vitro and in vivo. Methods Cabazitaxel-prodrug was firstly synthesized by conjugating HA with CBZ through the formation of ester bonds. HA contained ORL and CBZ prodrug co-loaded lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles (ORL/HA-CBZ/LPNs) were constructed and characterized in terms of particle size, zeta potential, drug loading capacity and stability. The antitumor efficiency and systemic toxicity of LPNs were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Results The resulting ORL/HA-CBZ/LPNs were 150.9 nm in particle size with narrow distribution and high entrapment efficiency. The minimum combination index of 0.57 was found at a drug ratio of 1:2 (ORL:HA-CBZ, w/w) in the drug co-loaded formulations, indicating the strongest synergism effect. ORL/HA-CBZ/LPNs demonstrated an enhanced in vitro and in vivo antitumor effect compared with single drug loaded LPNs and free drug formulations. Conclusion ORL/HA-CBZ/LPNs showed remarkable synergism cytotoxicity and the best tumor inhibition efficiency in mice with negligible systemic toxicity. ORL/HA-CBZ/LPNs can be highly useful for targeted prostate cancer therapy.
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- Zhen Qu
- Department of Oncology, 970 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Yantai, 264001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, 970 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Yantai, 264001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, 970 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Yantai, 264001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, 970 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Yantai, 264001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, 970 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Yantai, 264001, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Oncology, 970 Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistic Support Force, Yantai, 264001, People's Republic of China
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Inhibitors of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway in Prostate Cancer Chemoprevention and Intervention. Pharmaceutics 2021; 13:pharmaceutics13081195. [PMID: 34452154 PMCID: PMC8400324 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics13081195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/serine-threonine kinase (Akt)/mammalian target of the rapamycin (mTOR)-signaling pathway has been suggested to have connections with the malignant transformation, growth, proliferation, and metastasis of various cancers and solid tumors. Relevant connections between the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, cell survival, and prostate cancer (PC) provide a great therapeutic target for PC prevention or treatment. Recent studies have focused on small-molecule mTOR inhibitors or their usage in coordination with other therapeutics for PC treatment that are currently undergoing clinical testing. In this study, the function of the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, the consequence of its dysregulation, and the development of mTOR inhibitors, either as an individual substance or in combination with other agents, and their clinical implications are discussed. The rationale for targeting the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway, and specifically the application and potential utility of natural agents involved in PC treatment is described. In addition to the small-molecule mTOR inhibitors, there are evidence that several natural agents are able to target the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in prostatic neoplasms. These natural mTOR inhibitors can interfere with the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway through multiple mechanisms; however, inhibition of Akt and suppression of mTOR 1 activity are two major therapeutic approaches. Combination therapy improves the efficacy of these inhibitors to either suppress the PC progression or circumvent the resistance by cancer cells.
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Konoshenko M, Laktionov P. The miRNAs involved in prostate cancer chemotherapy response as chemoresistance and chemosensitivity predictors. Andrology 2021; 10:51-71. [PMID: 34333834 DOI: 10.1111/andr.13086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Reliable molecular markers that allow the rational prescription of an effective chemotherapy type for each prostate cancer patient are still needed. Since microRNAs expression is associated with the response to different types of prostate cancer therapy, microRNAs represent a pool of perspective markers of therapy effectiveness comprising chemotherapy. OBJECTIVES The available data on microRNAs associated with chemotherapy response (resistance and sensitivity) are summarized and analyzed in the article. MATERIALS AND METHODS A review of the published data, as well as their analysis by current bioinformatics resources, was conducted. The molecular targets of microRNAs, as well as the reciprocal relationships between the microRNAs and their targets, were studied using the DIANA, STRING, and TransmiR databases. Special attention was dedicated to the mechanisms of prostate cancer chemoresistance development. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION The combined analysis of bioinformatics resources and the available literature indicated that the expression of eight microRNAs that are associated with different responses to chemotherapy have a high potential for the prediction of the prostate cancer chemotherapy response, as found in the experiments and confirmed by the functions of regulated genes. CONCLUSION An overview on the published data and bioinformatics resources, with respect to predictive microRNA markers of chemotherapy response, is presented in this review. The selected microRNA and gene panel has a high potential for predicting the chemosensitivity or chemoresistance of prostate cancer and could represent a set of markers for subsequent study using samples of cell-free microRNAs from different patient groups.
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- Maria Konoshenko
- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Miyake H, Sato R, Watanabe K, Matsushita Y, Watanabe H, Motoyama D, Ito T, Sugiyama T, Otsuka A. Prognostic significance of third-line treatment for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: comparative assessments between cabazitaxel and other agents. Int J Clin Oncol 2021; 26:1745-1751. [PMID: 34255227 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-021-01956-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cabazitaxel has played an important role in the treatment of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC); however, several types of sequential therapy against mCRPC have been performed in routine clinical practice. The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of third-line treatment on prognostic outcomes of mCRPC patients. METHODS This study retrospectively analyzed the clinical outcomes of 166 patients who received 3 agents following the diagnosis of mCRPC, consisting of 81 sequentially treated with either abiraterone or enzalutamide and then docetaxel, followed by third-line cabazitaxel (group A) and 85 treated with 3 agents, including abiraterone, enzalutamide, and docetaxel (group B). RESULTS There were no significant differences in major characteristics at the introduction of the third-line agent between these 2 groups. The proportion of patients with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) reduction > 50% by cabazitaxel in group A was significantly greater than that by either third-line agent in group B. Both PSA progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) following third-line therapy in group A were significantly longer than those in group B. Furthermore, OS after the diagnosis of mCRPC in group A was significantly longer than that in group B. Multivariate analysis identified independent predictors of favorable prognostic outcomes after third-line therapy as follows: high-performance status (PS), low PSA level and third-line cabazitaxel for PSA PFS, and high PS, low lactate dehydrogenase level and third-line cabazitaxel for OS. CONCLUSIONS The introduction of cabazitaxel as a third-line agent could markedly improve the prognostic outcomes of mCRPC patients.
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- Hideaki Miyake
- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan.
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-Ku, Hamamatsu, 431-3192, Japan
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Transcriptomic analysis of castration, chemo-resistant and metastatic prostate cancer elucidates complex genetic crosstalk leading to disease progression. Funct Integr Genomics 2021; 21:451-472. [PMID: 34184132 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-021-00789-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Prostate adenocarcinoma, with its rising numbers and high fatality rate, is a daunting healthcare challenge to clinicians and researchers alike. The mainstay of our meta-analysis was to decipher differentially expressed genes (DEGs), their corresponding transcription factors (TFs), miRNAs (microRNA) and interacting pathways underlying the progression of prostate cancer (PCa). We have chosen multiple datasets from primary, castration-resistant, chemo-resistant and metastatic prostate cancer stages for investigation. From our tissue-specific and disease-specific co-expression networks, fifteen hub genes such as ACTB, ACTN1, CDH1, CDKN1A, DDX21, ELF3, FLNA, FLNC, IKZF1, ILK, KRT13, KRT18, KRT19, SVIL and TRIM29 were identified and validated by molecular complex detection analysis as well as survival analysis. In our attempt to highlight hub gene-associated mutations and drug interactions, FLNC was found to be most commonly mutated and CDKN1A gene was found to have highest druggability. Moreover, from DAVID and gene set enrichment analysis, the focal adhesion and oestrogen signalling pathways were found enriched which indicates the involvement of hub genes in tumour invasiveness and metastasis. Finally by Enrichr tool and miRNet, we identified transcriptional factors SNAI2, TP63, CEBPB and KLF11 and microRNAs, namely hsa-mir-1-3p, hsa-mir-145-5p, hsa-mir-124-3p and hsa-mir-218-5p significantly controlling the hub gene expressions. In a nutshell, our report will help to gain a deeper insight into complex molecular intricacies and thereby unveil the probable biomarkers and therapeutic targets involved with PCa progression.
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Suzuki H, Castellano D, de Bono J, Sternberg CN, Fizazi K, Tombal B, Wülfing C, Foster MC, Ozatilgan A, Geffriaud-Ricouard C, de Wit R. Cabazitaxel versus abiraterone or enzalutamide in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: post hoc analysis of the CARD study excluding chemohormonal therapy for castrate-naive disease. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2021; 51:1287-1297. [PMID: 33738495 PMCID: PMC8521736 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyab028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background In the CARD study (NCT02485691), cabazitaxel significantly improved clinical outcomes versus abiraterone or enzalutamide in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer previously treated with docetaxel and the alternative androgen-signalling-targeted inhibitor. However, some patients received docetaxel or the prior alternative androgen-signalling-targeted inhibitor in the metastatic hormone-sensitive (mHSPC) setting. Therefore, the CARD results cannot be directly translated to a Japanese population. Methods Patients (N = 255) received cabazitaxel (25 mg/m2 IV Q3W, prednisone, G-CSF) versus abiraterone (1000 mg PO, prednisone) or enzalutamide (160 mg PO) after prior docetaxel and progression ≤12 months on the alternative androgen-signalling-targeted inhibitor. Patients who received combination therapy for mHSPC were excluded (n = 33) as docetaxel is not approved in this setting in Japan. Results A total of 222 patients (median age 70 years) were included in this subanalysis. Median number of cycles was higher for cabazitaxel versus androgen-signalling-targeted inhibitors (7 versus 4). Clinical outcomes favoured cabazitaxel over abiraterone or enzalutamide including, radiographic progression-free survival (rPFS; median 8.2 versus 3.4 months; P < 0.0001), overall survival (OS; 13.9 versus 11.8 months; P = 0.0102), PFS (4.4 versus 2.7 months; P < 0.0001), confirmed prostate-specific antigen response (37.0 versus 14.4%; P = 0.0006) and objective tumour response (38.9 versus 11.4%; P = 0.0036). For cabazitaxel versus androgen-signalling-targeted inhibitor, grade ≥ 3 adverse events occurred in 55% versus 44% of patients, with adverse events leading to death on study in 2.7% versus 5.7%. Conclusions Cabazitaxel significantly improved outcomes including rPFS and OS versus abiraterone or enzalutamide and are reflective of the Japanese patient population. Cabazitaxel should be considered the preferred treatment option over abiraterone or enzalutamide in this setting.
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- Hiroyoshi Suzuki
- Department of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
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- Medical Oncology Department, 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Drug Development Unit, The Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
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- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy Institute and Paris Sud University, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Urology, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium
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- Global Medical Affairs Oncology, Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department Medical Oncology, Erasmus University Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Chen Y, Pan Y, Hu D, Peng J, Hao Y, Pan M, Yuan L, Yu Y, Qian Z. Recent progress in nanoformulations of cabazitaxel. Biomed Mater 2021; 16:032002. [PMID: 33545700 DOI: 10.1088/1748-605x/abe396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The antitumor efficacy of various paclitaxel (PTX) and docetaxel (DTX) formulations in clinical applications is seriously affected by drug resistance. Cabazitaxel, a second-generation taxane, exhibits greater anticancer activity than paclitaxel and docetaxel and has low affinity for the P-glycoprotein (P-gp) efflux pump because of its structure. Therefore, cabazitaxel has the potential to overcome taxane resistance. However, owing to the high systemic toxicity and hydrophobicity of cabazitaxel and the instability of its commercial preparation, Jevtana®, the clinical use of cabazitaxel is restricted to patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who show progression after docetaxel-based chemotherapy. Nanomedicine is expected to overcome the limitations associated with cabazitaxel application and surmount taxane resistance. This review outlines the drug delivery systems of cabazitaxel published in recent years, summarizes the challenges faced in the development of cabazitaxel nanoformulations, and proposes strategies to overcome these challenges.
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- Yu Chen
- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, CHINA
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- Sichuan University West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, CHINA
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- Sichuan University, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, CHINA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Sichuan University West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, CHINA
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- West China Hospital West China Medical School, Sichuan University, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, CHINA
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Molecules and Mechanisms to Overcome Oxidative Stress Inducing Cardiovascular Disease in Cancer Patients. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11020105. [PMID: 33573162 PMCID: PMC7911715 DOI: 10.3390/life11020105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are molecules involved in signal transduction pathways with both beneficial and detrimental effects on human cells. ROS are generated by many cellular processes including mitochondrial respiration, metabolism and enzymatic activities. In physiological conditions, ROS levels are well-balanced by antioxidative detoxification systems. In contrast, in pathological conditions such as cardiovascular, neurological and cancer diseases, ROS production exceeds the antioxidative detoxification capacity of cells, leading to cellular damages and death. In this review, we will first describe the biology and mechanisms of ROS mediated oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease. Second, we will review the role of oxidative stress mediated by oncological treatments in inducing cardiovascular disease. Lastly, we will discuss the strategies that potentially counteract the oxidative stress in order to fight the onset and progression of cardiovascular disease, including that induced by oncological treatments.
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Boichuk S, Galembikova A, Bikinieva F, Dunaev P, Aukhadieva A, Syuzov K, Zykova S, Igidov N, Ksenofontov A, Bocharov P. 2-APCAs, the Novel Microtubule Targeting Agents Active Against Distinct Cancer Cell Lines. Molecules 2021; 26:616. [PMID: 33503939 PMCID: PMC7865999 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26030616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Microtubules are known as the most attractive molecular targets for anti-cancer drugs. However, the number of serious limitations of the microtubule targeting agents (MTAs) including poor bioavailability, adverse effects (e.g., systemic and neural toxicity), and acquired resistance after initiation of MTA-based therapy remain the driving forces to develop the novel therapeutic agents effectively targeting microtubules and exhibiting potent anti-tumor activities. Here, we report the discovery of 2-amino-pyrrole-carboxamides (2-APCAs), a novel class of MTA, which effectively inhibited the growth of the broad spectrum of cancer cell lines in vitro, including various types of breast, prostate, and non-small lung cancer (NSLC), soft tissue sarcomas (STS) (e.g., leio-, rhabdomyo-, and fibrosarcomas), osteosarcomas and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). Importantly, 2-APCAs were also effective in cancer cell lines exhibiting resistance to certain chemotherapeutic agents, including MTAs and topoisomerase II inhibitors. The anti-proliferative effect of 2-APCAs was due to their ability to interfere with the polymerization of tubulin and thereby leading to the accumulation of tumor cells in the M-phase. As an outcome of the mitotic arrest, cancer cells underwent apoptotic cell death which was evidenced by increased expression of cleaved forms of the poly-ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) and caspase-3 and the increased numbers of Annexin V-positive cells, as well. Among the compounds exhibiting the potent anti-cancer activities against the various cancer cell lines indicated above, 2-APCA-III was found the most active. Importantly, its cytotoxic activities correlated with its highest potency to interfere with the dynamics of tubulin polymerization and inducement of cell cycle arrest in the G2/M phase. Interestingly, the cytotoxic and tubulin polymerization activities of 2-APCAs correlated with the stability of the «tubulin-2-АРСА» complexes, illustrating the "tubulin-2-APCA-III" complex as the most stable. Molecular docking showed that the binding site for 2-АРСА-III is located in α tubulin by forming a hydrogen bond with Leu23. Of note, single-cell electrophoresis (Comet assay) data illustrated the low genotoxic activities of 2-APCAs when compared to certain anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Taken together, our study describes the novel MTAs with potent anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities, thereby illustrating them as a scaffold for the development of successful chemotherapeutic anti-cancer agent targeting microtubules.
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- Sergei Boichuk
- Department of Pathology, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (A.G.); (F.B.); (P.D.); (A.A.); (K.S.)
- Сentral Research Laboratory, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia
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- Department of Pathology, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (A.G.); (F.B.); (P.D.); (A.A.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (A.G.); (F.B.); (P.D.); (A.A.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (A.G.); (F.B.); (P.D.); (A.A.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (A.G.); (F.B.); (P.D.); (A.A.); (K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology, Kazan State Medical University, 420012 Kazan, Russia; (A.G.); (F.B.); (P.D.); (A.A.); (K.S.)
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- Perm State Academy of Pharmacy, 614990 Perm, Russia; (S.Z.); (N.I.)
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- Perm State Academy of Pharmacy, 614990 Perm, Russia; (S.Z.); (N.I.)
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia; (A.K.); (P.B.)
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- G.A. Krestov Institute of Solution Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 153045 Ivanovo, Russia; (A.K.); (P.B.)
- Institute of Solution Chemistry, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology, 153000 Ivanovo, Russia
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Mosca L, Ilari A, Fazi F, Assaraf YG, Colotti G. Taxanes in cancer treatment: Activity, chemoresistance and its overcoming. Drug Resist Updat 2021; 54:100742. [PMID: 33429249 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2020.100742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 40.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Since 1984, when paclitaxel was approved by the FDA for the treatment of advanced ovarian carcinoma, taxanes have been widely used as microtubule-targeting antitumor agents. However, their historic classification as antimitotics does not describe all their functions. Indeed, taxanes act in a complex manner, altering multiple cellular oncogenic processes including mitosis, angiogenesis, apoptosis, inflammatory response, and ROS production. On the one hand, identification of the diverse effects of taxanes on oncogenic signaling pathways provides opportunities to apply these cytotoxic drugs in a more rational manner. On the other hand, this may facilitate the development of novel treatment modalities to surmount anticancer drug resistance. In the latter respect, chemoresistance remains a major impediment which limits the efficacy of antitumor chemotherapy. Taxanes have shown impact on key molecular mechanisms including disruption of mitotic spindle, mitosis slippage and inhibition of angiogenesis. Furthermore, there is an emerging contribution of cellular processes including autophagy, oxidative stress, epigenetic alterations and microRNAs deregulation to the acquisition of taxane resistance. Hence, these two lines of findings are currently promoting a more rational and efficacious taxane application as well as development of novel molecular strategies to enhance the efficacy of taxane-based cancer treatment while overcoming drug resistance. This review provides a general and comprehensive picture on the use of taxanes in cancer treatment. In particular, we describe the history of application of taxanes in anticancer therapeutics, the synthesis of the different drugs belonging to this class of cytotoxic compounds, their features and the differences between them. We further dissect the molecular mechanisms of action of taxanes and the molecular basis underlying the onset of taxane resistance. We further delineate the possible modalities to overcome chemoresistance to taxanes, such as increasing drug solubility, delivery and pharmacokinetics, overcoming microtubule alterations or mitotic slippage, inhibiting drug efflux pumps or drug metabolism, targeting redox metabolism, immune response, and other cellular functions.
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- Luciana Mosca
- Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Sapienza University of Rome, P. le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Italian National Research Council (IBPM-CNR), c/o Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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- Dept. Anatomical, Histological, Forensic & Orthopedic Sciences, Section of Histology and Medical Embryology, Sapienza University, Via A. Scarpa 14-16, 00161 Rome, Italy
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- The Fred Wyszkowski Cancer Research Lab, Faculty of Biology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, Italian National Research Council (IBPM-CNR), c/o Department of Biochemical Sciences "A. Rossi Fanelli", Sapienza University of Rome, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
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Roviello G, Ramello M, Catalano M, D'Angelo A, Conca R, Gasperoni S, Dreoni L, Petrioli R, Ianza A, Nobili S, Aieta M, Mini E. Association between neutropenia and survival to nab-paclitaxel and gemcitabine in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19281. [PMID: 33159172 PMCID: PMC7648798 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76465-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Neutropenia is a common side effect associated with nab-paclitaxel gemcitabine (Nab-Gem) therapy. We retrospectively investigated the association between neutropenia induced by first-line Nab-Gem and survival in metastatic pancreatic carcinoma patients. Metastatic pancreatic patients treated with first-line Nab-Gem were included in this retrospective analysis. Neutropenia was categorized using the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria scale. Outcome measures were overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS) and response rate. 115 patients were analyzed. Median PFS was 7 months (95% CI 5–8) for patients with grade ≥ 3 neutropenia and 6 months (95% CI 5–6) for patients with grade < 3 neutropenia [p = 0.08; hazard ratio (HR 0.68)]. Median OS was 13 months (95% CI 10–18) for patients with grade ≥ 3 neutropenia and 10 months (95% CI 8–13) for patients with grade < 3 neutropenia (p = 0.04; HR 0.44). In multivariate analysis, the occurrence of grade ≥ 3 neutropenia showed a statistically significant association with OS (HR 0.62; 95% CI 0.09–0.86; p = 0.05). Nab-Gem-induced neutropenia is associated with longer survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer patients.
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- Giandomenico Roviello
- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy.
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- Oncology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Piazza Ospitale, Trieste, Italy
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- School of Human Health Sciences, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS-CROB, Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, via Padre Pio 1, 85028, Rionero, Vulture, PZ, Italy
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- Translational Oncology Unit, University Hospital Careggi, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
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- School of Human Health Sciences, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, Medical Oncology Unit, University of Siena, Viale Bracci-Policlinico "Le Scotte", 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical, and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Piazza Ospitale, Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Onco-Hematology, IRCCS-CROB, Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, via Padre Pio 1, 85028, Rionero, Vulture, PZ, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, viale Pieraccini, 6, 50139, Florence, Italy
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Ruiz de Porras V, Wang XC, Palomero L, Marin-Aguilera M, Solé-Blanch C, Indacochea A, Jimenez N, Bystrup S, Bakht M, Conteduca V, Piulats JM, Buisan O, Suarez JF, Pardo JC, Castro E, Olmos D, Beltran H, Mellado B, Martinez-Balibrea E, Font A, Aytes A. Taxane-induced Attenuation of the CXCR2/BCL-2 Axis Sensitizes Prostate Cancer to Platinum-based Treatment. Eur Urol 2020; 79:722-733. [PMID: 33153817 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2020.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Taxanes are the most active chemotherapy agents in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients; yet, resistance occurs almost invariably, representing an important clinical challenge. Taxane-platinum combinations have shown clinical benefit in a subset of patients, but the mechanistic basis and biomarkers remain elusive. OBJECTIVE To identify mechanisms and response indicators for the antitumor efficacy of taxane-platinum combinations in mCRPC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Transcriptomic data from a publicly available mCRPC dataset of taxane-exposed and taxane-naïve patients were analyzed to identify response indicators and emerging vulnerabilities. Functional and preclinical validation was performed in taxane-resistant mCRPC cell lines and genetically engineered mouse models (GEMMs). INTERVENTION Metastatic CRPC cells were treated with docetaxel, cisplatin, carboplatin, the CXCR2 antagonist SB265610, and the BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax. Gain and loss of function in culture of CXCR2 and BCL-2 were achieved by overexpression or siRNA silencing. Preclinical assays in GEMM mice tested the antitumor efficacy of taxane-platinum combinations. OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Proliferation, apoptosis, and colony assays measured drug activity in vitro. Preclinical endpoints in mice included growth, survival, and histopathology. Changes in CXCR2, BCL-2, and chemokines were analyzed by reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blot. Human expression data were analyzed using Gene Set Enrichment Analysis, hierarchical clustering, and correlation studies. GraphPad Prism software and R-studio were used for statistical and data analyses. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS Transcriptomic data from taxane-exposed human mCRPC tumors correlate with a marked negative enrichment of apoptosis and inflammatory response pathways accompanied by a marked downregulation of CXCR2 and BCL-2. Mechanistically, we show that docetaxel inhibits CXCR2 and that BCL-2 downregulation occurs as a downstream effect. Further, we demonstrated in experimental models that the sensitivity to cisplatin is dependent on CXCR2 and BCL-2, and that targeting them sensitizes prostate cancer (PC) cells to cisplatin. In vivo taxane-platinum combinations are highly synergistic, and previous exposure to taxanes sensitizes mCRPC tumors to second-line cisplatin treatment. CONCLUSIONS The hitherto unappreciated attenuation of the CXCR2/BCL-2 axis in taxane-treated mCRPC patients is an acquired vulnerability with potential predictive activity for platinum-based treatments. PATIENT SUMMARY A subset of patients with aggressive and therapy-resistant prostate cancer benefits from taxane-platinum combination chemotherapy; however, we lack the mechanistic understanding of how that synergistic effect occurs. Here, using patient data and preclinical models, we found that taxanes reduce cancer cell escape mechanisms to chemotherapy-induced cell death, hence making these cells more vulnerable to additional platinum treatment.
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- Vicenç Ruiz de Porras
- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (B·ARGO), Badalona, Spain
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- Program of Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapeutics in Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Program of Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapeutics in Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain; Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (B·ARGO), Badalona, Spain
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- Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Barcelona, Spain; Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain; Program Against Cancer Therapeutics Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA; Instituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST), IRCCS, Meldola, Italy
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- Program of Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapeutics in Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Urology, Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Program of Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapeutics in Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Urology, Bellvitge University Hospital, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (B·ARGO), Badalona, Spain; Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona, Spain
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- Genitourinary Cancer Translational Research Group, The Institute of Biomedical Research in Málaga, Málaga, Spain; Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Genitourinary Cancer Translational Research Group, The Institute of Biomedical Research in Málaga, Málaga, Spain; Prostate Cancer Clinical Research Unit, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapeutics in Solid Tumors Laboratory, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Badalona, Spain; Program Against Cancer Therapeutics Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (B·ARGO), Badalona, Spain; Department of Medical Oncology, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Badalona, Spain.
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- Program of Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapeutics in Oncology, Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain; Program Against Cancer Therapeutics Resistance (ProCURE), Catalan Institute of Oncology, Gran Via de L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain.
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Mishra A. Benefit of cabazitaxel in previously treated metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; CARD trial. Indian J Urol 2020; 36:329-330. [PMID: 33376276 PMCID: PMC7759182 DOI: 10.4103/iju.iju_160_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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- Ankit Mishra
- Department of Urology, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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Prostate Cancer is now the second biggest cause of cancer mortality in the UK. Media coverage has been rising, with some attributing to a rise in the cases diagnosed and treated in the NHS down to the “Fry and Turnbull effect”. Our understanding of prostate cancer has increased tremendously in the past decades, with advances in molecular biology and genomics driving the way to new treatments and diagnostics. This Special Edition of Translational Andrology and Urology 2019: Prostate Cancer Biology and Genomics aims to review the current state of prostate cancer genomics, proteomics, diagnostics and treatment.
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- Hayley Whitaker
- Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University College London, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Surgical and Interventional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University College London, London, UK.,Imperial Prostate, Division of Surgery, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Urology, Bart's and Royal London Hospitals, London, UK
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Xu J, Qiu Y. Current opinion and mechanistic interpretation of combination therapy for castration-resistant prostate cancer. Asian J Androl 2020; 21:270-278. [PMID: 30924449 PMCID: PMC6498727 DOI: 10.4103/aja.aja_10_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Recent advances in genomics technology have led to the massive discovery of new drug targets for prostate cancer; however, none of the currently available therapeutics is curative. One of the greatest challenges is drug resistance. Combinations of therapies with distinct mechanisms of action represent a promising strategy that has received renewed attention in recent years. Combination therapies exert cancer killing functions through either concomitant targeting of multiple pro-cancer factors or more effective inhibition of a single pathway. Theoretically, the combination therapy can improve efficacy and efficiency compared with monotherapy. Although increasing numbers of drug combinations are currently being tested in clinical trials, the mechanisms by which these combinations can overcome drug resistance have yet to be fully understood. The purpose of this review is to summarize recent work on therapeutic combinations in the treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer and discuss emerging mechanisms underlying drug resistance. In addition, we provide an overview of the current preclinical mechanistic studies on potential therapeutic combinations to overcome drug resistance.
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- Jin Xu
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Suzuki K, Matsubara N, Kazama H, Seto T, Tsukube S, Matsuyama H. Safety and efficacy of cabazitaxel in 660 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer in real-world settings: results of a Japanese post-marketing surveillance study. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2020; 49:1157-1163. [PMID: 31361807 PMCID: PMC6933873 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyz108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 06/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Objective To evaluate the real-world safety and efficacy of cabazitaxel in Japanese patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) previously treated with a docetaxel-containing regimen. Methods This prospective multicenter observational study registered all patients with mCRPC treated with cabazitaxel following its launch in Japan in September 2014. Patient enrollment continued until at least 500 patients were enrolled. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) were evaluated according to CTCAE ver. 4.0. Efficacy endpoints were assessed for up to 1 year, and included prostate specific antigen (PSA) response rates (defined as a decrease of ≥30% or ≥50% from baseline), overall survival (OS), and time to treatment failure (TTF). Results A total of 660 mCRPC patients were enrolled across 316 centers by June 2016. Frequent ADRs (any grade) were neutropenia (49.1%), febrile neutropenia (18.0%) and anemia (15.0%). Most ADRs occurred in cycle 1. Neutropenia and febrile neutropenia were significantly less frequent in patients who received prophylactic granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. The PSA response rates for decrease of ≥30% or ≥50% from baseline were 28.1% and 17.5%, respectively, in patients with baseline PSA of ≥5 ng/ml. Median OS and TTF were 319 days (95% confidence interval: 293.0–361.0) and 116 days (95% confidence interval: 108.0–135.0), respectively. Conclusions This study of cabazitaxel in 660 Japanese patients treated in real-world settings, the largest study of cabazitaxel to date, demonstrated a safety profile that was generally consistent with those of pivotal clinical studies. Cabazitaxel was also effective in terms of the PSA response, OS, and TTF.
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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Lu X, Yang F, Chen D, Zhao Q, Chen D, Ping H, Xing N. Quercetin reverses docetaxel resistance in prostate cancer via androgen receptor and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16:1121-1134. [PMID: 32174789 PMCID: PMC7053318 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.41686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Docetaxel is the first-line chemotherapy agent for metastatic prostate cancer. However, the emergence of resistance diminishes its efficacy and limits the survival benefit. Quercetin is a dietary flavonoid which has been shown to have multiple anti-cancer effects. Also, quercetin has been reported to reverse chemo-resistance in many other cancers. This study was to determine whether quercetin could reverse docetaxel resistance in prostate cancer cells and xenograft models, thereby exploring the underlying mechanism. Depending on the docetaxel-resistant cells (LNCaP/R, PC-3/R) which were established from docetaxel-sensitive cells (LNCaP, PC-3), it was demonstrated that quercetin could reverse docetaxel resistance in prostate cancer on proliferation, colony formation, migration, invasion and apoptosis. Although single docetaxel application had little effect on docetaxel-resistant cells, combining docetaxel with quercetin was significantly effective. Combination therapy could maximally inhibited PI3K/Akt pathway and promoted apoptosis. As shown by in-vivo study, xenograft tumors treated by docetaxel with quercetin had poorest growth. Then, to investigate the underlying mechanisms, the differences among parental cells, docetaxel-resistant subclones and quercetin treated resistant subclones were evaluated. It was found that docetaxel-resistant subclones had stronger activation of androgen receptor and PI3K/Akt pathway, more remarkable mesenchymal and stem-like cell phenotypes, and more P-gp expression than that of parental cells. Interestingly, quercetin could reverse these transformations. Our data revealed that quercetin had docetaxel-resistance reversal effect both in vitro and in vivo and provided in-depth support for clinical use of quercetin in docetaxel-resistant prostate cancer.
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- Xinxing Lu
- Department of Urology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, National Cancer Center/Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, National Cancer Center/Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, P.R. China.,Department of Urology, National Cancer Center/Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, P.R. China
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Chen J, Wu Z, Ding W, Xiao C, Zhang Y, Gao S, Gao Y, Cai W. SREBP1 siRNA enhance the docetaxel effect based on a bone-cancer dual-targeting biomimetic nanosystem against bone metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Theranostics 2020; 10:1619-1632. [PMID: 32042326 PMCID: PMC6993241 DOI: 10.7150/thno.40489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Until recently, there have been limited options for patients with bone metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (BmCRPC) following the failure of or development of resistance to docetaxel (DTX), which is one of the frontline treatments. Sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (SREBP1) is reported to regulate abnormal lipid metabolism and to promote the progression and metastasis of prostate cancer (PCa). The siRNA interferes SREBP1 may provide an efficient treatment when combined with DTX. Methods: In this study, lipoic acid (LA) and cross-linked peptide-lipoic acid micelles were cross-linked (LC) for DTX and siSREBP1 delivery (LC/D/siR). Then, cell membrane of PCa cells (Pm) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (Bm) were fused for cloaking LC/D/siR (PB@LC/D/siR). Finally, the synthesized PB@LC/D/siR was evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Results: PB@LC/D/siR is internalized in PCa cells by a mechanism of lysosome escape. Tumor targeting and bone homing studies are evaluated using bone metastatic CRPC (BmCRPC) models, both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, the enhanced anti-proliferation, anti-migration and anti-invasion capacities of DTX- and siSREBP1- loaded PB@LC (PB@LC/D/siR) were observed in vitro. Furthermore, PB@LC/D/siR was able to suppress the growth of the tumor effectively with deep tumor penetration, high safety and good protection of the bone at the tumor site. Additionally, the mRNA levels and protein levels of SREBP1 and SCD1 were able to be significantly downregulated by PB@LC/D/siR. Conclusion: This study presented a bone-cancer dual-targeting biomimetic nanodelivery system for bone metastatic CRPC.
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- Jiyuan Chen
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Drug Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
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- Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Drug Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Drug Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
- Department of Urology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Drug Administration, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai 201203, China
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Integrated Therapeutic Targeting of the Prostate Tumor Microenvironment. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1296:183-198. [PMID: 34185293 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59038-3_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Prostate cancer is a common and deadly cancer among men. The heterogeneity that characterizes prostate tumors contributes to clinical challenges in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of this malignancy. While localized prostate cancer can be treated with surgery or radiotherapy, metastatic disease to the lymph nodes and the bone requires aggressive treatment with androgen deprivation treatment (ADT). Unfortunately, this often eventually progresses to metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Advanced prostate cancer treatment today involves 1st- and 2nd-line taxane chemotherapy and 2nd-generation antiandrogens. The process of epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT), during which epithelial cells lose their adhesions and their polarity, is a critical contributor to prostate cancer metastasis. In this article, we aim to integrate the current understanding of mechanisms dictating the dynamics of phenotypic EMT, with apoptosis outcomes in prostate tumors in response to antiandrogen and taxane chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced disease. Novel insights into the signaling mechanisms that target the functional interface between apoptosis and EMT will be considered in the context of potential clinical markers of tumor prognosis, as well as for effective therapeutic targeting of α- and β- adrenergic signaling (by novel and existing chemotherapeutic agents and antiandrogens). Interfering with EMT and apoptosis simultaneously toward eradicating the tumor mass is of major significance in combating the lethal disease and increasing patient survival.
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de Wit R, de Bono J, Sternberg CN, Fizazi K, Tombal B, Wülfing C, Kramer G, Eymard JC, Bamias A, Carles J, Iacovelli R, Melichar B, Sverrisdóttir Á, Theodore C, Feyerabend S, Helissey C, Ozatilgan A, Geffriaud-Ricouard C, Castellano D. Cabazitaxel versus Abiraterone or Enzalutamide in Metastatic Prostate Cancer. N Engl J Med 2019; 381:2506-2518. [PMID: 31566937 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1911206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 353] [Impact Index Per Article: 70.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The efficacy and safety of cabazitaxel, as compared with an androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor (abiraterone or enzalutamide), in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who were previously treated with docetaxel and had progression within 12 months while receiving the alternative inhibitor (abiraterone or enzalutamide) are unclear. METHODS We randomly assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients who had previously received docetaxel and an androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor (abiraterone or enzalutamide) to receive cabazitaxel (at a dose of 25 mg per square meter of body-surface area intravenously every 3 weeks, plus prednisone daily and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor) or the other androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor (either 1000 mg of abiraterone plus prednisone daily or 160 mg of enzalutamide daily). The primary end point was imaging-based progression-free survival. Secondary end points of survival, response, and safety were assessed. RESULTS A total of 255 patients underwent randomization. After a median follow-up of 9.2 months, imaging-based progression or death was reported in 95 of 129 patients (73.6%) in the cabazitaxel group, as compared with 101 of 126 patients (80.2%) in the group that received an androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor (hazard ratio, 0.54; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.40 to 0.73; P<0.001). The median imaging-based progression-free survival was 8.0 months with cabazitaxel and 3.7 months with the androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor. The median overall survival was 13.6 months with cabazitaxel and 11.0 months with the androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor (hazard ratio for death, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.46 to 0.89; P = 0.008). The median progression-free survival was 4.4 months with cabazitaxel and 2.7 months with an androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor (hazard ratio for progression or death, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.40 to 0.68; P<0.001), a prostate-specific antigen response occurred in 35.7% and 13.5% of the patients, respectively (P<0.001), and tumor response was noted in 36.5% and 11.5% (P = 0.004). Adverse events of grade 3 or higher occurred in 56.3% of patients receiving cabazitaxel and in 52.4% of those receiving an androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor. No new safety signals were observed. CONCLUSIONS Cabazitaxel significantly improved a number of clinical outcomes, as compared with the androgen-signaling-targeted inhibitor (abiraterone or enzalutamide), in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who had been previously treated with docetaxel and the alternative androgen-signaling-targeted agent (abiraterone or enzalutamide). (Funded by Sanofi; CARD ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02485691.).
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- Ronald de Wit
- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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- From the Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands (R.W.); the Institute of Cancer Research and the Royal Marsden Hospital, London (J.B.); Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York (C.N.S.); Institut Gustave Roussy and University of Paris Sud, Villejuif (K.F.), Jean Godinot Institute and Reims Champagne-Ardenne University, Reims (J.-C.E.), Foch Hospital, Suresnes (C.T.), Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Bégin, Saint Mandé (C.H.), and Sanofi, Europe Medical Oncology, Paris (C.G.-R.) - all in France; Institut de Recherche Clinique, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain, Belgium (B.T.); the Department of Urology, Asklepios Tumorzentrum Hamburg, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg (C.W.), and Studienpraxis Urologie, Nürtingen (S.F.) - both in Germany; the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (G.K.); Alexandra Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens (A.B.); Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (J.C.); Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata, Verona, and Fondazione Policlinico Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome - both in Italy (R.I.); Palacky University Medical School and Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic (B.M.); Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland (Á.S.); Sanofi, Global Medical Oncology, Cambridge, MA (A.O.); and 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid (D.C.)
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Fragni M, Palma Lopez LP, Rossini E, Abate A, Cosentini D, Salvi V, Vezzoli S, Poliani PL, Bosisio D, Hantel C, Tiberio GAM, Grisanti S, Memo M, Terzolo M, Berruti A, Sigala S. In vitro cytotoxicity of cabazitaxel in adrenocortical carcinoma cell lines and human adrenocortical carcinoma primary cell cultures ☆. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2019; 498:110585. [PMID: 31536779 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.110585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Adrenocortical cancer (ACC) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. The overall 5-year survival rate of patients with ENS@T stage IV ACC is less than 15%. Systemic antineoplastic therapies have a limited efficacy and new drugs are urgently needed. Human ACC primary cultures and cell lines were used to assess the cytotoxic effect of cabazitaxel, and the role of P-glycoprotein in mediating this effect. Cabazitaxel reduced ACC cell viability, both in ACC cell lines and in ACC primary cell cultures. Molecular and pharmacological targeting of ABCB1/P-gp did not modify its cytotoxic effect in NCI-H295R cells, while it increased the paclitaxel-induced toxicity. Cabazitaxel modified the expression of proteins involved in cellular physiology, such as apoptosis and cell cycle regulation. The drug combination cabazitaxel/mitotane exerted an additive/moderate synergism in different ACC cell experimental models. These results provide a rationale for testing cabazitaxel in a clinical study.
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- Martina Fragni
- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, Public Health, University of Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Oncology and Experimental Immunology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Forensic Medicine Unit, ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Pathology Unit, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia at ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Oncology and Experimental Immunology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Klinik für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Klinische Ernährung, Universitätsspital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland; Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik III, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Germany
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- Surgical Clinic, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia at ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, Public Health, University of Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Internal Medicine 1, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Italy
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- Oncology Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, Public Health, University of Brescia and ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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Malinowski B, Wiciński M, Musiała N, Osowska I, Szostak M. Previous, Current, and Future Pharmacotherapy and Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer-A Comprehensive Review. Diagnostics (Basel) 2019; 9:E161. [PMID: 31731466 PMCID: PMC6963205 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics9040161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common cancers in men that usually develops slowly. Since diagnostic methods improved in the last decade and are highly precise, more cancers are diagnosed at an early stage. Active surveillance or watchful waiting are appealing approaches for men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer, and they are an antidote to the overtreatment problem and unnecessary biopsies. However, treatment depends on individual circumstances of a patient. Older hormonal therapies based on first generation antiandrogens and steroids were widely used in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients prior to the implementation of docetaxel. Nowadays, accordingly to randomized clinical trials, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide. and docetaxel became first line agents administrated in the treatment of mCRPC. Furthermore, radium-223 is an optional therapy for bone-only metastasis patients. Sipuleucel-T demonstrated an overall survival benefit. However, other novel immunotherapeutics showed limitations in monotherapy. Possible combinations of new vaccines or immune checkpoint blockers with enzalutamide, abiraterone, radium-223, or docetaxel are the subject of ongoing rivalry regarding optimal therapy of prostate cancer.
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Elshan NGRD, Rettig MB, Jung ME. Molecules targeting the androgen receptor (AR) signaling axis beyond the AR-Ligand binding domain. Med Res Rev 2019; 39:910-960. [PMID: 30565725 PMCID: PMC6608750 DOI: 10.1002/med.21548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality in men in the United States. The androgen receptor (AR) and the physiological pathways it regulates are central to the initiation and progression of PCa. As a member of the nuclear steroid receptor family, it is a transcription factor with three distinct functional domains (ligand-binding domain [LBD], DNA-binding domain [DBD], and transactivation domain [TAD]) in its structure. All clinically approved drugs for PCa ultimately target the AR-LBD. Clinically active drugs that target the DBD and TAD have not yet been developed due to multiple factors. Despite these limitations, the last several years have seen a rise in the discovery of molecules that could successfully target these domains. This review aims to present and comprehensively discuss such molecules that affect AR signaling through direct or indirect interactions with the AR-TAD or the DBD. The compounds discussed here include hairpin polyamides, niclosamide, marine sponge-derived small molecules (eg, EPI compounds), mahanine, VPC compounds, JN compounds, and bromodomain and extraterminal domain inhibitors. We highlight the significant in vitro and in vivo data found for each compound and the apparent limitations and/or potential for further development of these agents as PCa therapies.
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- . Division of Hematology/Oncology, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System West LA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- . Departments of Medicine and Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- . Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Aghdam SG, Ebrazeh M, Hemmatzadeh M, Seyfizadeh N, Shabgah AG, Azizi G, Ebrahimi N, Babaie F, Mohammadi H. The role of microRNAs in prostate cancer migration, invasion, and metastasis. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:9927-9942. [PMID: 30536403 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Prostate cancer (PCa) is considered the most prevalent malignancy and the second major cause of cancer-related death in males from Western countries. PCa exhibits variable clinical pictures, ranging from dormant to highly metastatic cancer. PCa suffers from poor prognosis and diagnosis markers, and novel biomarkers are required to define disease stages and to design appropriate therapeutic approach by considering the possible genomic and epigenomic differences. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) comprise a class of small noncoding RNAs, which have remarkable functions in cell formation, differentiation, and cancer development and contribute in these processes through controlling the expressions of protein-coding genes by repressing translation or breaking down the messenger RNA in a sequence-specific method. miRNAs in cancer are able to reflect informative data about the current status of disease and this might benefit PCa prognosis and diagnosis since that is concerned to PCa patients and we intend to highlight it in this paper.
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- Shirin Golabi Aghdam
- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Shahid Motahari Hospital, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Center for Tumor Diseases, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.,Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Park S, Kim YS, Kim DY, So I, Jeon JH. PI3K pathway in prostate cancer: All resistant roads lead to PI3K. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2018; 1870:198-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Linder S, van der Poel HG, Bergman AM, Zwart W, Prekovic S. Enzalutamide therapy for advanced prostate cancer: efficacy, resistance and beyond. Endocr Relat Cancer 2018; 26:R31-R52. [PMID: 30382692 PMCID: PMC6215909 DOI: 10.1530/erc-18-0289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The androgen receptor drives the growth of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. This has led to the development of multiple novel drugs targeting this hormone-regulated transcription factor, such as enzalutamide – a potent androgen receptor antagonist. Despite the plethora of possible treatment options, the absolute survival benefit of each treatment separately is limited to a few months. Therefore, current research efforts are directed to determine the optimal sequence of therapies, discover novel drugs effective in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and define patient subpopulations that ultimately benefit from these treatments. Molecular studies provide evidence on which pathways mediate treatment resistance and may lead to improved treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. This review provides, firstly a concise overview of the clinical development, use and effectiveness of enzalutamide in the treatment of advanced prostate cancer, secondly it describes translational research addressing enzalutamide response vs resistance and lastly highlights novel potential treatment strategies in the enzalutamide-resistant setting.
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- Simon Linder
- Division of OncogenomicsOncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of UrologyThe Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical OncologyThe Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Division of OncogenomicsThe Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of OncogenomicsOncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Institute for Complex Molecular SystemsDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Division of OncogenomicsOncode Institute, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence should be addressed to S Prekovic:
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Ingrosso G, Detti B, Scartoni D, Lancia A, Giacomelli I, Baki M, Carta G, Livi L, Santoni R. Current therapeutic options in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Semin Oncol 2018; 45:303-315. [PMID: 30446166 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2018.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 07/30/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The tumors of many patients with prostate cancer eventually become refractory to androgen deprivation therapy with progression to metastatic castration-resistant disease. Significant advances in the treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) have been made in recent years, and new treatment strategies have recently been made available. The aim of this report was to schematically review all the approved pharmacologic treatment options for patients with mCRPC through 2018, analyzing the efficacy and possible side effects of each therapy to assist clinicians in reaching an appropriate treatment decision. New biomarkers potentially of aid in the choice of treatment in this setting are also briefly reviewed. METHODS We performed a literature search of clinical trials of new drugs and treatments for patients diagnosed with mCRPC published through 2018. RESULTS Two new hormonal drugs, abiraterone acetate and enzalutamide have been approved by FDA in 2011 and 2012, respectively for the treatment of patients with mCRPC and have undergone extensive testing. While these treatments have shown a benefit in progression-free and overall survival, the appropriate sequencing must still be determined so that treatment decisions can be made based on their specific clinical profile. Cabazitaxel has been shown to be an efficient therapeutic option in a postdocetaxel setting, while its role in chemotherapy-naïve patients must still be determined. Sipuleucel-T and radium-223 have been studied in patients without visceral metastases and have achieved overall survival benefits with good safety profiles. The feasibility and efficacy of combinations of new treatments with other known therapies such as chemotherapy are currently under investigation. CONCLUSIONS Drug development efforts continue to attempt to prolong survival and improve quality of life in the mCRPC setting, with several therapeutic options available. Ongoing and future trials are needed to further assess the efficacy and safety of these new drugs and their interactions, along with the most appropriate sequencing.
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- Gianluca Ingrosso
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, Tor Vergata General Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy.
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- Unit of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, Tor Vergata General Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, Tor Vergata General Hospital, Rome, Italy
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Cristofani R, Montagnani Marelli M, Cicardi ME, Fontana F, Marzagalli M, Limonta P, Poletti A, Moretti RM. Dual role of autophagy on docetaxel-sensitivity in prostate cancer cells. Cell Death Dis 2018; 9:889. [PMID: 30166521 PMCID: PMC6117300 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-018-0866-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 07/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Prostate cancer (PC) is one of the leading causes of death in males. Available treatments often lead to the appearance of chemoresistant foci and metastases, with mechanisms still partially unknown. Within tumour mass, autophagy may promote cell survival by enhancing cancer cells tolerability to different cell stresses, like hypoxia, starvation or those triggered by chemotherapic agents. Because of its connection with the apoptotic pathways, autophagy has been differentially implicated, either as prodeath or prosurvival factor, in the appearance of more aggressive tumours. Here, in three PC cells (LNCaP, PC3, and DU145), we tested how different autophagy inducers modulate docetaxel-induced apoptosis. We selected the mTOR-independent disaccharide trehalose and the mTOR-dependent macrolide lactone rapamycin autophagy inducers. In castration-resistant PC (CRPC) PC3 cells, trehalose specifically prevented intrinsic apoptosis in docetaxel-treated cells. Trehalose reduced the release of cytochrome c triggered by docetaxel and the formation of aberrant mitochondria, possibly by enhancing the turnover of damaged mitochondria via autophagy (mitophagy). In fact, trehalose increased LC3 and p62 expression, LC3-II and p62 (p62 bodies) accumulation and the induction of LC3 puncta. In docetaxel-treated cells, trehalose, but not rapamycin, determined a perinuclear mitochondrial aggregation (mito-aggresomes), and mitochondria specifically colocalized with LC3 and p62-positive autophagosomes. In PC3 cells, rapamycin retained its ability to activate autophagy without evidences of mitophagy even in presence of docetaxel. Interestingly, these results were replicated in LNCaP cells, whereas trehalose and rapamycin did not modify the response to docetaxel in the ATG5-deficient (autophagy resistant) DU145 cells. Therefore, autophagy is involved to alter the response to chemotherapy in combination therapies and the response may be influenced by the different autophagic pathways utilized and by the type of cancer cells.
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- Riccardo Cristofani
- Department of Excellence: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Excellence: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Excellence: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Excellence: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Excellence: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Excellence: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Excellence: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Excellence: Dipartimento di Scienze Farmacologiche e Biomolecolari (DiSFeB), Università degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy
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Mosillo C, Iacovelli R, Ciccarese C, Fantinel E, Bimbatti D, Brunelli M, Bisogno I, Kinspergher S, Buttigliero C, Tucci M, Caffo O, Tortora G. De novo metastatic castration sensitive prostate cancer: State of art and future perspectives. Cancer Treat Rev 2018; 70:67-74. [PMID: 30121492 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2018] [Revised: 08/06/2018] [Accepted: 08/09/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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De novo metastatic castration sensitive prostate cancer (mCSPC) accounts for about 4% of all prostate tumors in Western Countries. This condition has a heterogeneous biological e clinical behavior, ranging from indolent to aggressive and rapidly fatal forms. Recently, the therapeutic landscape for mCSPC has been broadly enriched; indeed robust evidence supports the addiction of chemotherapy (docetaxel) or abiraterone acetate to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), the latter considered for long the unique standard of care. However, the prognostic stratification and the definition of the ideal therapeutic approach for the subpopulation of de novo mCSPC - albeit largely represented in pivotal clinical trials enrolling mCSPC patients - have yet to be prospectively outlined. The aim of this review was to describe the current state of art about clinical presentation, prognostic classification, and different therapeutic options available for de novo mCSPC patients. Furthermore, we shed light on ongoing clinical trials and future perspectives for this disease setting.
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- Claudia Mosillo
- Department of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI), Verona, Italy; Department of Radiological, Oncological, and Pathological Sciences, University "Sapienza" of Rome, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI), Verona, Italy; U.O.C. Oncologia Medica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI), Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI), Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI), Verona, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI), Verona, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, University of Turin, San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Trento, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata (AOUI), Verona, Italy; U.O.C. Oncologia Medica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy
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Angelergues A, Efstathiou E, Gyftaki R, Wysocki PJ, Lainez N, Gonzalez I, Castellano DE, Ozguroglu M, Carbonero IG, Flechon A, Borrega P, Guillot A, Balea BC, Le Moulec S, Esteban E, Munarriz J, Rubio G, Birtle AJ, Delanoy N, Bellmunt J, Oudard S. Results of the FLAC European Database of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Docetaxel, Cabazitaxel, and Androgen Receptor–Targeted Agents. Clin Genitourin Cancer 2018; 16:e777-e784. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clgc.2018.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 02/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Song M, Kumaran MN, Gounder M, Gibbon DG, Nieves-Neira W, Vaidya A, Hellmann M, Kane MP, Buckley B, Shih W, Caffrey PB, Frenkel GD, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L. Phase I trial of selenium plus chemotherapy in gynecologic cancers. Gynecol Oncol 2018; 150:478-486. [PMID: 30068487 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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PURPOSE Preclinical studies performed in our laboratory have shown that high-dose selenium inhibits the development of carboplatin drug resistance in an ovarian cancer mouse xenograft model. Based on these data, as well as the potential serious toxicities of supranutritional doses of selenium, a phase I trial of a combination of selenium/carboplatin/paclitaxel was designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose, safety, and effects of selenium on carboplatin pharmacokinetics in the treatment of chemo-naive women with gynecologic cancers. Correlative studies were performed to identify gene targets of selenium. METHODS Chemo-naïve patients with gynecologic malignancy received selenious acid IV on day 1 followed by carboplatin IV and paclitaxel IV on day 3. A standard 3 + 3 dose-escalating design was used for addition of selenium to standard dose chemotherapy. Concentrations of selenium in plasma and carboplatin in plasma ultrafiltrate were analyzed. RESULTS Forty-five patients were enrolled and 291 treatment cycles were administered. Selenium was administered as selenious acid to 9 cohorts of patients with selenium doses ranging from 50 μg to 5000 μg. Grade 3/4 toxicities included neutropenia (66.7%), febrile neutropenia (2.2%), pain (20.0%), infection (13.3%), neurologic (11.1%), and pulmonary adverse effects (11.1%). The maximum tolerated dose of selenium was not reached. Selenium had no effect on carboplatin pharmacokinetics. Correlative studies showed post-treatment downregulation of RAD51AP1, a protein involved in DNA repair, in both cancer cell lines and patient tumors. CONCLUSION Overall, the addition of selenium to carboplatin/paclitaxel chemotherapy is safe and well tolerated, and does not alter carboplatin pharmacokinetics. A 5000 μg dose of elemental selenium as selenious acid is suggested as the dose to be evaluated in a phase II trial.
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- Mihae Song
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, 195 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, United States; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, 250 University Avenue, California University of PA, California, PA 15419, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, 195 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, United States
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- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, United States; Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, United States.
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Bumbaca B, Li W. Taxane resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies. Acta Pharm Sin B 2018; 8:518-529. [PMID: 30109177 PMCID: PMC6089846 DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2018.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/06/2018] [Accepted: 04/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Despite its good initial response and significant survival benefit in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), taxane therapy inevitably encounters drug resistance in all patients. Deep understandings of taxane resistant mechanisms can significantly facilitate the development of new therapeutic strategies to overcome taxane resistance and improve CRPC patient survival. Multiple pathways of resistance have been identified as potentially crucial areas of intervention. First, taxane resistant tumor cells typically have mutated microtubule binding sites, varying tubulin isotype expression, and upregulation of efflux transporters. These mechanisms contribute to reducing binding affinity and availability of taxanes. Second, taxane resistant tumors have increased stem cell like characteristics, indicating higher potential for further mutation in response to therapy. Third, the androgen receptor pathway is instrumental in the proliferation of CRPC and multiple hypotheses leading to this pathway reactivation have been reported. The connection of this pathway to the AKT pathway has received significant attention due to the upregulation of phosphorylated AKT in CRPC. This review highlights recent advances in elucidating taxane resistant mechanisms and summarizes potential therapeutic strategies for improved treatment of CRPC.
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Heinrich D, Bruland Ø, Guise TA, Suzuki H, Sartor O. Alkaline phosphatase in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer: reassessment of an older biomarker. Future Oncol 2018; 14:2543-2556. [PMID: 29925281 DOI: 10.2217/fon-2018-0087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Since most patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) have bone metastases, it is important to understand the potential impact of therapies on prognostic biomarkers, such as ALP. Clinical studies involving mCRPC life-prolonging agents (i.e., sipuleucel-T, abiraterone, enzalutamide, docetaxel, cabazitaxel, and radium-223) have shown that baseline ALP level is prognostic for overall survival, and may be a better prognostic marker for overall survival than prostate-specific antigen in patients with bone-dominant mCRPC. Mechanism of action differences between therapies may partly explain ALP dynamics during treatment. ALP changes can be interpreted within the context of other parameters while monitoring disease activity to better understand the underlying pathology. This review evaluates the current role of ALP in mCRPC.
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- Daniel Heinrich
- Department of Oncology, Akershus University Hospital, Sykehusveien 25, 1478 Lørenskog, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital-Norwegian Radium Hospital, Ullernchausseen 70, 0379 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 980 W. Walnut St, Walther Hall, R3, Room C130 Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Urology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, 564-1 Shimazu, Sakura-shi, Chiba 285-8741, Japan
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- Departments of Medicine & Urology, Tulane Cancer Center, 1430 Tulane Ave., SL-42, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA
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Sumanasuriya S, De Bono J. Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer-A Review of Current Therapies and Future Promise. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med 2018; 8:cshperspect.a030635. [PMID: 29101113 DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a030635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Despite many recent advances in the therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), the disease remains incurable, although men suffering from this disease are living considerably longer. In this review, we discuss the current treatment options available for this disease, such as taxane-based chemotherapy, the novel hormone therapies abiraterone and enzalutamide, and treatments such as radium-223 and sipuleucel-T. We also highlight the need for ongoing research in this field, because, despite numerous recent advances, the prognosis for mCRPC remains poor. Furthermore, as a growing body of evidence shows the increasing heterogeneity of the disease, and highlights the ongoing need for disease molecular stratification and validation/qualification of predictive biomarkers, we explore this burgeoning research space that is likely to transform how we treat this disease. We describe putative predictive biomarkers, including androgen receptor splice variants, phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) loss, homologous recombination repair defects, including BRCA2 loss, and mismatch repair defects. The development of next-generation sequencing techniques and the routine biopsy of metastatic disease have driven significant advances in our understanding of the genomics of cancer, and are now poised to transform our treatment of this disease.
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- Semini Sumanasuriya
- Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, Drug Development Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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- Division of Clinical Studies, The Institute of Cancer Research, Drug Development Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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