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A Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Orthotopic Syngeneic Murine Model of Androgen-dependent and Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Published on: March 6, 2018
Beefing up prostate cancer therapy with performance-enhancing (anti-) steroids
William G Nelson1, Michael C Haffner, Srinivasan Yegnasubramanian
1Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21231-1000, USA. bnelson@jhmi.edu
Abstract:
In the May 26th issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, de Bono et al. report that the inhibition of androgen synthesis by abiraterone acetate prolonged the survival of men with prostate cancer previously treated by androgen suppression.
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