Prostate Cell News Volume 12.16 | Apr 30 2021

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    Prostate Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 12.16 – 30 April, 2021
    TOP STORY

    NKX3.1 Localization to Mitochondria Suppresses Prostate Cancer Initiation

    Investigators showed that the prostate-specific homeoprotein, NKX3.1, suppressed prostate cancer initiation by protecting mitochondria from oxidative stress.
    [Cancer Discovery]

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    Generating Human Prostate Cancer Organoids from Leukapheresis Enriched Circulating Tumor Cells

    Scientists used diagnostic leukapheresis to enrich circulating tumor cells from patients with metastatic prostate cancer and explored whether organoids provide a platform for ex vivo treatment modeling.
    [European Journal of Cancer]

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    Osteoblasts Generate Testosterone from DHEA and Activate Androgen Signaling in Prostate Cancer Cells

    The authors describe an unreported function of osteoblasts as a source of testosterone that was especially relevant during androgen‐responsive metastatic prostate cancer invasion into bone.
    [Journal of Bone and Mineral Research]

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    Leptin Antagonism Inhibits Prostate Cancer Xenograft Growth and Progression

    Scientists uncovered leptin as a novel universal target in prostate cancer (PCa) and highlighted increased intratumoral leptin and leptin receptor expression in PCa cells and patients’ tumors exposed to androgen deprivation observed in patients’ tumors of metastatic and castrate-resistant PCa.
    [Endocrine-Related Cancer]

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    Inhibition of Glypican-1 Expression Induces an Activated Fibroblast Phenotype in a Human Bone Marrow-Derived Stromal Cell-Line

    Glypican-1 induced an activated fibroblast phenotype when HS-5 cells were exposed to prostate cancer cell conditioned media.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    A Structure‐Activity Relationship Study of Bimodal BODIPY‐Labeled PSMA‐Targeting Bioconjugates

    Researchers identified a high-affinity BODIPY peptidomimetic targeting the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) as a potential bimodal imaging probe for prostate cancer.
    [ChemMedChem]

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    Induced Photo-Cytotoxicity on Prostate Cancer Cells with the Photodynamic Action of Toluidine Blue Ortho

    Toluidine blue ortho-mediated photodynamic therapy was assessed on PC-3 cancer cells with various photosensitizer concentrations and light energy densities of the 655-nm diode laser.
    [Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy]

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    REVIEWS

    The Roles of PD-1/PD-L1 in the Prognosis and Immunotherapy of Prostate Cancer

    The authors discuss and summarize the important roles of anti-programmed death-ligand 1/programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-1/PD-L1) immunotherapy and its combination with other drugs, including chemotherapy and vaccines, in the treatment of prostate cancer.
    [Molecular Therapy]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    ESSA Pharma Announces Clinical Collaboration Agreement with Bayer to Evaluate the Combination of EPI-7386 and Darolutamide in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

    ESSA Pharma, Inc. announced that the company has entered into a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Bayer to evaluate ESSA’s lead product candidate, EPI-7386, a first-in-class N-terminal domain androgen receptor inhibitor, in combination with Bayer’s androgen receptor inhibitor, darolutamide, in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
    [ESSA Pharma, Inc.]

    Press Release

    City of Hope Opens Phase II Clinical Trial to Test If Intake of Mushroom-Powder Tablets Could Slow the Progression of Prostate Cancer

    City of Hope announced that it is now recruiting patients for a Phase II clinical trial to investigate whether pills containing white button mushroom extract could regulate the immune system, affecting prostate-specific antigen levels to either remain stable or decline.
    [City of Hope]

    Press Release

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