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Platinum sensitivity in metastatic prostate cancer: does histology matter?

Michael S HumeniukRajan T GuptaPatrick HealyMegan McNamaraSundhar RamalingamMichael HarrisonDaniel GeorgeTian ZhangYuan WuAndrew J Armstrong
Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2017)
This study suggests that NEPC histology enriches for platinum sensitivity, but that an important minority group (20-30%) of men with adenocarcinoma have a clinical benefit with platinum-based chemotherapy. Molecular predictors, such as germline or somatic mutations in DNA repair enzymes, should be evaluated for platinum responsiveness.
Keyphrases
  • dna repair
  • prostate cancer
  • dna damage
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • small cell lung cancer
  • locally advanced
  • radical prostatectomy
  • radiation therapy
  • copy number
  • dna methylation
  • chemotherapy induced