The combination of plumbagin with androgen withdrawal causes profound regression of prostate tumors in vivo

Abstract

Hormonal ablation is the standard treatment for disseminated androgen‐dependent prostate cancer. Although tumor growth is controlled at first, the tumor invariably recurs in the form of castration‐resistant prostate cancer. This study assessed the efficacy of a new therapeutic strategy that combines plumbagin, a naturally occurring naphthoquinone, with androgen ablation.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Sep 19, 2012
Source ID
10.1002/pros.22585

Entities

People

  • Adrian Chrastina
  • John Welsh
  • Parisa Abedinpour
  • Per Borgström
  • Véronique T. Baron

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Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Prostate Cancer Biology.