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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

Plasmatic MicroRNAs and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Hospital-Based Cohort Study and In Silico Analysis.

Jani Silva, Valéria Tavares, Ana Afonso, Juliana Garcia, Fátima Cerqueira, Rui Medeiros

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. 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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5citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jani SilvaMolecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Clinical Pathology SV/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5868-4669
Valéria TavaresMolecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Clinical Pathology SV/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3680-7757
Ana AfonsoDepartment of Oncology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Rua Dr. António Bernardino Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Juliana GarciaAquaValor-Centro de Valorização e Transferência de Tecnologia da Água, Rua Dr. Júlio Martins, nº1, 5400-342 Chaves, Portugal.
Fátima CerqueiraMolecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Clinical Pathology SV/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
Rui MedeirosMolecular Oncology and Viral Pathology Group, Research Center of IPO Porto (CI-IPOP)/Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department, Clinical Pathology SV/RISE@CI-IPOP (Health Research Network), Portuguese Oncology Institute of Porto (IPO Porto)/Porto Comprehensive Cancer Center (Porto.CCC), 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-3010-8373
Fernando Pessoa University · PTInstituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil · PTUniversidade do Porto · PTUniversity of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro · PT

Funding

FCT/MCTES through national funds (PIDDAC) and co-funded by Fundo Europeu de Desenvol-vimento Regional (FEDER) through Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionaliza-cão (POCI) CI-IPOP-BPD2018-UID-DTP-00776-POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006868-GOMPVFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) 2020.08969.BDIPO- Porto CI-IPOP-22-2015Liga Portuguesa Contra o Cancro-Centro Regional do Norte (Portuguese League Against Cancer)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most common malignancies among men worldwide. Inevitably, all advanced PCa patients develop metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), an aggressive phase of the disease. Treating mCRPC is challenging, and prognostic tools are needed for disease management. MicroRNA (miRNA) deregulation has been reported in PCa, constituting potential non-invasive prognostic biomarkers. As such, this study aimed to evaluate the prognostic potential of nine miRNAs in the liquid biopsies (plasma) of mCRPC patients treated with second-generation androgen receptor axis-targeted (ARAT) agents, abiraterone acetate (AbA) and enzalutamide (ENZ). Low expression levels of miR-16-5p and miR-145-5p in mCRPC patients treated with AbA were significantly associated with lower progression-free survival (PFS). The two miRNAs were the only predictors of the risk of disease progression in AbA-stratified analyses. Low miR-20a-5p levels in mCRPC patients with Gleason scores of <8 were associated with worse overall survival (OS). The transcript seems to predict the risk of death regardless of the ARAT agent. According to the in silico analyses, miR-16-5p, miR-145-5p, and miR-20a-5p seem to be implicated in several processes, namely, cell cycle, proliferation, migration, survival, metabolism, and angiogenesis, suggesting an epigenetic mechanism related to treatment outcome. These miRNAs may represent attractive prognostic tools to be used in mCRPC management, as well as a step further in the identification of new potential therapeutic targets, to use in combination with ARAT for an improved treatment outcome. Despite the promising results, real-world validation is necessary.

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MicroRNAsProstatic Neoplasms, Castration-ResistantAbiraterone AcetateCohort StudiesHumansMaleNitrilesRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAbiraterone AcetateMicroRNAsMIRN145 microRNA, humanNitrilesabiraterone acetatebiomarkersenzalutamidehsa-miR-145-5phsa-miR-16-5phsa-miR-20a-5pliquid biopsyprognosisprostatic neoplasms

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PMID37240449
PMCPMC10219330
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