Urinary Thromboxane B2 and Lethal Prostate Cancer in African American Men

Abstract

Thromboxane A2 (TXA2) is a platelet- and cyclooxygenase-derived eicosanoid that has been linked to metastasis. We investigated the role of TXA2 in the development of lethal prostate cancer in African American (AA) and European American (EA) men.

Document Details

• Document Type: Pub Defense Publication
• Publication Date: Jul 15, 2021
• Source ID: 10.1093/jnci/djab129

Entities

People

• Cheryl J. Smith
• Christopher A. Loffredo
• Clayton Yates
• Francine Baker
• Ginger Lohr Milne
• Maeve Kiely
• Michael B. Cook
• Stefan Ambs
• Tiffany H. Dorsey
• Tsion Z. Minas
• Wei Tang

Organizations

• Center for Cancer Research
• Georgetown University
• National Cancer Institute
• Tuskegee University
• United States Department of Defense
• Vanderbilt University

Tags

Readers

• Prostate Cancer Biology.
• Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.
• Women's Health and Cancer Risk Research: African American Women and Pregnancy Outcomes.