ArticleEuropean urology open science2024
Elevated Levels of Serum Thymidine Kinase 1 Predict Poor Survival for Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer.
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- Integrative transcriptomic and single-cell analysis reveals metabolic reprogramming and hexosamine biosynthesis-mediated tumor microenvironment remodeling in prostate cancer.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Real-World Plasma Thymidine Kinase Activity in High-Risk and Metastatic Hormone Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Breast Cancer Treated With Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitors.JCO precision oncology · 2026Observational
- Evaluation of thymidine kinase 1 and folate receptor alpha as potential biomarkers in prostate cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background and objective: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is of limited value as a surrogate marker for overall survival (OS) in prostate cancer (PC). Serum thymidine kinase 1 (sTK1) is an enzyme expressed by actively dividing cells. Our aim was to evaluate the value of sTK1 as prognostic biomarker in metastatic hormone-sensitive PC (mHSPC) and metastatic castration-resistant PC (mCRPC). Methods: sTK1 was examined in three cohorts: (1) 43 men with de novo mHSPC managed with androgen deprivation monotherapy; (2) 99 patients with mCRPC managed with androgen receptor signaling inhibitors (ARSIs); and (3) 98 patients with mCRPC treated with docetaxel. sTK1 levels were determined at treatment initiation. OS was evaluated using Cox regression analysis. Key findings and limitations: In the mHSPC cohort, sTK1 levels in the highest quartile were associated with OS (hazard ratio [HR] 7.77, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.25-26.9) in comparison to the lowest quartile after multivariable adjustment for age, Gleason score, and PSA. Similarly, sTKI was associated with poor OS in the mCRPC group treated with ARSIs (upper quartile: HR 5.22, 95% CI 2.23-12.2) after multivariable adjustment for age, PSA, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status. In the docetaxel-treated mCRPC group the association between OS and sTK1 was lower but still significant (multivariable-adjusted HR 2.28, 95% CI 1.13-4.60). Limitations include the nonrandomized inclusion of patients for different treatments, which could lead to selection bias. Conclusions and clinical implications: sTK1 predicted OS in mHSPC and mCRPC, demonstrating additional value over established clinical risk factors. sTK1 should be measured in randomized clinical trials of treatments for advanced PC to validate its predictive value. Patient summary: We found that for patients with metastatic prostate cancer, high levels of a protein called TK1 that is involved in cell division was linked to higher risk of death. Our findings need to be confirmed in other studies.
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