Prostate Cancer Treatment Response can be Predicted by Blood Test for 'Nicked' Protein

A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center has found that prostate cancer patients whose tumors contain a shortened protein called AR-V7 are less likely to respond to two widely used drugs for the condition. If large-scale studies validate the findings, the investigators say men with detectable blood levels of AR-V7 should avoid these two drugs and instead take other medicines to treat their prostate cancer. A report on the work is described ...

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