The Initial Detection and Partial Characterization of Circulating Tumor Cells in Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer

Abstract

Purpose: The transition of prostate adenocarcinoma to a predominantly androgen receptor (AR) signaling independent phenotype can occur in the later stages of the disease and is associated with low AR expression +/− the development of small-cell or neuroendocrine tumor characteristics. As metastatic tumor biopsies are not always feasible and are difficult to repeat, we sought to evaluate noninvasive methods to identify patients transitioning toward a neuroendocrine phenotype (NEPC).

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Mar 14, 2016
Source ID
10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-0137

Entities

People

  • Adam Jendrisak
  • David M. Nanus
  • Dena Marrinucci
  • Himisha Beltran
  • Howard I. Scher
  • Jessica Louw
  • Juan Miguel Mosquera
  • Mark Landers
  • Myriam Kossai
  • Nicole A. Schreiber
  • Rachel Krupa
  • Ryan Dittamore
  • Ryon P. Graf
  • Scott T Tagawa

Organizations

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • United States Department of Defense
  • Weill Cornell Medicine

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.
  • Prostate Cancer Biology.
  • Robotics and Automation.