Prostate Cancer News: Research and Therapeutics

6/3/2008 Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors
Growths are able to maintain significant testosterone levels despite therapy, study finds

5/18/08 Prostate Cancer Vaccine Looks Promising in Early Trial
Could help men with metastatic, recurring disease, researchers say

5/1/08 Complications Found in Proposed Prostate Cancer Treatment
Efforts to hinder a protein called IGF-1 not entirely successful, studies find

3/20/08 "Smart" Drug Targets Experimental Prostate Cancer
The drug is activated by prostate specific antigen

3/3/08 GTx Prostate-Cancer Drug Reduces Hot Flashes in Men
Late-stage trial showed drug reduced hot flashes in men on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)

2/13/08 Vaccine Protects Against Prostate Cancer in Mice
The vaccine stimulates an immune response against prostate stem cell antigen (PSCA)

9/25/2007 Experimental Drug Extends Overall Survival in Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Early research studies show that patients with advanced prostate cancer given AstraZeneca's experimental pill ZD4054 lived around seven months longer than did those on placebo, but additional clinical trial data are needed

8/20/2007 Marker Found to Predict Prostate Cancer Progression Following Surgery
Levels of B7-H3 correlate with clinical outcomes in prostate cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomy

7/16/2007 New Genetic Test Pinpoints Deadliest Prostate Cancers
Scientists have found a genetic variation within tumor cells that can signal whether a patient has a particularly deadly form of prostate cancer 

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