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Denosumab: decrease in spread of bone cancer in men with prostate cancer (not responsive to hormone therapy & surgery)

Denosumab: decrease in spread of bone cancer in men with prostate cancer (not responsive to hormone therapy & surgery)

Posted by on Feb 24, 2013 in Prostate cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell The present study assessed the efficiency of a drug named Denosumab in delaying the spread of prostate cancer to the bone in men with resistant prostate cancer (not responding to hormone therapy and surgery). The results show that the drug tested delayed bone involvement by few months.  Some background Bone metastases are...

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Non-cancerous cells in the prostate contribute to the aquired tumor resistance to chemotherapy

Non-cancerous cells in the prostate contribute to the aquired tumor resistance to chemotherapy

Posted by on Feb 24, 2013 in Prostate cancer | 0 comments

Regretfully, metastatic forms of prostate cancer (spread to distant sites via the blood system) treated with chemotherapy often acquire resistance to the drug, partially due to the repetitive nature of treatment. Resistance leads to tumor progression and treatment failure. This scientific article proposes a novel therapeutic target named WNT16B that...

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