| Literature DB >> 19914392 |
Zhiyong Liao1, Jacqueline Lutz, Marja T Nevalainen.
Abstract
Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous cancer in Western males. The majority of prostate cancer fatalities are caused by development of castration-resistant growth and metastatic spread of the primary tumor. The average duration of the response of primary prostate cancer to hormonal ablation is less than 3 years, and 75% of prostate cancers in the United States progress to castration-resistant disease. The existing pharmacological therapies for metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer do not provide significant survival benefit. This review summarizes the importance of transcription factor Stat5 signaling in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer and discusses the molecular basis of Stat5a/b inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for prostate cancer. Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19914392 PMCID: PMC2818495 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2009.11.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Biochem Cell Biol ISSN: 1357-2725 Impact factor: 5.085