Anti-Angiogenic Gene Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Abstract

One of the major implications of prostate cancer progression is bone metastasis. Primary therapies for neoplastic prostate disease have been prostectomy followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Although these forms of palliative therapies have been successful in early detected prostate cancers, a problem in majority of the treated cases is the growth of radiation/chemotherapy resistant tumor cells, which become refractory to treatment and exhibit an aggressive growth and metastatic profile. Thus, novel therapies that will control the process of recurrence and metastasis will have a profound clinical implication in the management of prostate cancer patients who undergo primary therapies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA427170

Entities

People

  • Selvarangan Ponnazhagan

Organizations

  • University of Alabama

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biological Factors
  • Blood
  • Blood Coagulation Factors
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Gene Therapy
  • Genetics
  • Lymphocytes
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Oncology
  • Peptide Growth Factors
  • Peptides
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Proteins
  • Skeletal Muscle

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Molecular and genetic basis of cancer.
  • Oncology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology