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ArticleBioMed research international2015

The role of androgen receptor expression in the curative treatment of prostate cancer with radiotherapy: a pilot study.

Filip Poelaert, Charles Van Praet, Anne-Sophie Beerens, Gert De Meerleer, Valérie Fonteyne, Piet Ost, Nicolaas Lumen

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Filip PoelaertDepartment of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Charles Van PraetDepartment of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Anne-Sophie BeerensDepartment of Pathology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Gert De MeerleerDepartment of Radiotherapy Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Valérie FonteyneDepartment of Radiotherapy Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Piet OstDepartment of Radiotherapy Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Nicolaas LumenDepartment of Urology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium.
Ghent University Hospital · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The androgen receptor (AR) and its signaling pathway play an important role in the development and progression of prostate cancer (PCa). In the setting of primary treatment of PCa with radiotherapy (RT), where the AR can be expected to be of more importance, studies evaluating the AR expression are lacking. The goal of this research is to evaluate AR protein expression in hormone-naive PCa patients treated by RT and investigate its possible prognostic role. Primary biopsy samples of 18 patients treated with primary RT were analyzed including the corresponding clinical information. AR protein expression of the tumor epithelium (with highest Gleason pattern) and the surrounding stroma was quantified using the Quick score for steroid receptors. The differential expression between epithelium and stroma, respectively, between tumor and normal tissue (ΔTumor - ΔBenign >2 versus ≤ 2), was predictive for clinical progression-free survival in the biopsy samples (P = 0.014). Preliminary results of this research show already a promising role of differential AR expression in predicting clinical relapse after PCa treatment with primary EBRT. Further research is needed to validate these findings. Hopefully this can lead to a better understanding of PCa evolution and eventually lead to better therapy strategies.

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AgedAndrogensDisease-Free SurvivalDisease ProgressionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPilot ProjectsPrognosisProstatic NeoplasmsReceptors, AndrogenRetrospective StudiesAndrogensAR protein, humanReceptors, Androgen

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PMID25793207
PMCPMC4352440
OpenAlexW2054137468

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