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Research from University of Kansas, Department of Urology in prostate cancer provides new insights

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 8th, 2007

Data detailed in "Conditional Akt activation promotes androgen-independent progression of prostate cancer" have been presented. According to recent research from the United States, "Aggressive androgen-independent (also termed as hormone-refractory) prostate cancer is a major clinical obstacle because there is no means to cure. Previous studies have shown that Akt activation is associated with prostate cancer progression from androgen-dependent to androgen-independent stage."

"However, its causative role in this process has not been established. One of the major limitations is the lack of a well-controlled inducible system to study Akt involvement. Recently, we...

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