Logros traslacionales en la patología urológica: integración de diagnósticos moleculares en todos los tipos de cáncer

Andres Matoso1,2,3, Andres M Acosta4

  • 1Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA.

Resumen

La oncología de precisión avanza en el diagnóstico molecular en cánceres urológicos. Estudios recientes destacan las células madre del cáncer, los reguladores de la transición epitelial a mesenquimal (EMT) y los marcadores de metilación del ADN para mejorar la estratificación del riesgo y las terapias dirigidas.

Videos de Conceptos Relacionados

Combination Therapies and Personalized Medicine02:50

Combination Therapies and Personalized Medicine

Combining two or more treatment methods increases the life span of cancer patients while reducing damage to vital organs or tissue from the overuse of a single treatment. Combination therapy also targets different cancer-inducing pathways, thus reducing the chances of developing resistance to treatment.
The combination of the drug acetazolamide and sulforaphane is a good example of combination therapy to treat cancer. The cells in the interior of a large tumor often die due to the hypoxic and...
5.1K
Tumor Progression02:07

Tumor Progression

Tumor progression is a phenomenon where the pre-formed tumor acquires successive mutations to become clinically more aggressive and malignant. In the 1950s, Foulds first described the stepwise progression of cancer cells through successive stages.
Colon cancer is one of the best-documented examples of tumor progression. Early mutation in the APC gene in colon cells causes a small growth on the colon wall called a polyp. With time, this polyp grows into a benign, pre-cancerous tumor. Further...
6.5K
Targeted Cancer Therapies02:57

Targeted Cancer Therapies

The targeted cancer therapies, also known as “molecular targeted therapies,” take advantage of the molecular and genetic differences between the cancer cells and the normal cells. It needs a thorough understanding of the cancer cells to develop drugs that can target specific molecular aspects that drive the growth, progression, and spread of cancer cells without affecting the growth and survival of other normal cells in the body.
There are several types of targeted therapies against...
7.8K