DNA Polymerase Zeta Inactivation in Prostate Cancer

Abstract

Not all prostate cancer patients respond in the same way to therapies. For example, some cancers respond well to hormone therapies, and others to radiation therapy. A major reason for these differences is that different genetic changes underlie individual cancers. In order to personalize therapy and make it much more effective, it is important to take advantage of genetic analyses and determine, as early as possible during treatment, the therapeutic strategies that will be most effective to cure or control the cancer. Although it is the most common cancer in American men, more than a quarter of primary prostate cancers of both good and poor clinical prognosis are driven by unknown molecular changes in the genome.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1060428

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People

  • Richard D. Wood

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cancer
  • Cell Line
  • Cells
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Genetics
  • Local Governments
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Professional Development
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Radiation
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  • Tissues
  • Training

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  • Oncology
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  • Biotechnology