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ReviewTranslational andrology and urology2015

Inflammation in prostate cancer progression and therapeutic targeting.

Timothy Stark, Lydia Livas, Natasha Kyprianou

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Review in Translational andrology and urology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 59 papers.

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59citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Timothy Stark1 Department of Urology, 2 Department of Molecular Biochemistry, 3 Department of Pathology, 4 The Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
Lydia Livas1 Department of Urology, 2 Department of Molecular Biochemistry, 3 Department of Pathology, 4 The Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
Natasha Kyprianou1 Department of Urology, 2 Department of Molecular Biochemistry, 3 Department of Pathology, 4 The Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
Markey Cancer Center · US

Funding

TGF-Beta Signaling Effectors in Prostate Growth Regulation/Tumor ProgressionR01DK083761 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI KYPRIANOU, NATASHA · 2010 to 2013
$1.3M
NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK083761
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic inflammation contributes to the onset and progression of human cancer, via modifications in the tumor microenvironment by remodeling the extracellular matrix (ECM) and initiating epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT). At the biological level, chronically inflamed cells release cytokines that are functionally dictating a constitutively active stroma, promoting tumor growth and metastasis. In prostate cancer, inflammation correlates with increased development of "risk factor" lesions or proliferative inflammatory atrophy (PIA). Chronic inflammation in benign prostate biopsy specimens can be associated with high-grade prostate tumors in adjacent areas. In this article, we discuss the current understanding of the incidence of inflammation in prostate cancer progression and the significance of the process in therapeutic targeting of specific inflammatory signaling pathways and critical effectors during tumor progression. Further understanding of the process of chronic inflammation in prostate tumor progression to metastasis will enable development and optimization of novel therapeutic modalities for the treatment of high-risk patients with advanced disease.

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angiogenesisbiomarkersmetastasisProstate cancertherapy

Identifiers

PMID26816843
PMCPMC4708587
OpenAlexW2224225135

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