Overcoming mechanism of treatment resistance in castration-resistant prostate cancer: Defining a new treatment paradigm
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of male cancer mortality in Ireland: in 2012, 533 men died from this disease.Prostate cancer growth is stimulated by male sex hormones (androgens) e.g. testosterone. The mainstay of initial treatment is to block gonadal production of these hormones. However, with time, cancers develop other mechanisms of resistance despite castrate levels of testosterone known as castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Unfortunately, this advanced form of prostate cancer is currently incurable.
- Award Date
- 15 May 2014
- Award Value
- €221,142
- Principal Investigator
- Dr Anuradha Jayaram
- Host Institution
- St. James's Hospital
- Scheme
- Research Training Fellowships for Healthcare Professionals