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ea0042p28 | (1) | Androgens2016

Evidence for neuroendocrine progenitor cells in a transgene mouse model of prostate cancer

Udovica Simon , Otahal Alexander , Tomasich Erwin , Heller Gerwin , Schwarz Michael , Spittler Andreas , Horvat Reinhard , Horak Peter , Marhold Maximilian , Krainer Michael

In developed countries, prostate cancer (PCa) is the most prevalent cancer and the second most common cause of cancer related death in males. Tumors from patients exhibiting disease progression after systemic androgen deprivation treatment (ADT), referred to as castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), often show differentiation towards an aggressive phenotype – neuroendocrine prostate cancer or NE-PC. In our study, we used the Simian-Virus 40 (SV-40) T-antigen driven ...