CRISPR can precisely alter DNA, but using it against cancer faces a fundamental problem: how do you deliver the genome-editing machinery to tumour cells without also editing healthy tissue? A newly published review proposes that aptamers, small synthetic DNA or RNA molecules capable of recognising specific cell-surface proteins, could provide part of the solution, guiding […]
A newly published study has introduced an interesting variation on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) for advanced prostate cancer: instead of simply delivering a toxic payload to cancer cells, the treatment is designed to help the immune system recognise what remains. The experimental ADC targets STEAP1, a cell-surface protein highly expressed in prostate cancer and already being […]
A new antibody-drug conjugate has received clearance to enter clinical trials in China with a double strategy for prostate cancer: instead of targeting PSMA or STEAP1, ICP-B381 targets both. The experimental bispecific ADC combines a humanised antibody recognising PSMA and STEAP1 with a proprietary cytotoxic payload connected through an irreversible linker. Both proteins are strongly […]
Two important scientific developments, published last week, offer a glimpse of where prostate cancer research could be heading, even though both remain firmly in the experimental or preclinical arena. The first comes from Adelaide University, where researchers have developed “smart” lipid nanoparticles designed to reprogramme tumour-associated macrophages, immune cells that cancers can exploit to suppress […]
Many proteins that drive cancer are considered “undruggable” because they lack the pockets that conventional drugs need to bind and block them. A new approach in prostate cancer attempts to bypass this problem: instead of inhibiting a cancer-driving protein, make the cell destroy it. Researchers have developed a protein degrader (against an undisclosed protein) believed […]
LAST WEEK TODAY! A summary of what was published on ProstateWarriors.com during the past week Hello fellow warriors! This week is focused mainly on clinical research. Stay strong and fight on! As usual, we also have a podcast if you prefer to listen to the newsletter, you can find it HERE. Clinical Research Phase 1 Trial: IL-18–Armored STEAP1 […]
Prostate cancer does not develop in the same way in every patient. Different biological processes can damage the DNA of cancer cells, leaving behind characteristic patterns, or “mutational signatures.” A recent study, published on Nature, used whole-genome sequencing to combine these patterns and identify eight integrated mutational footprints (IMFs), providing a broader picture of how […]
Tinengotinib (TT-00420), a multikinase inhibitor with a distinctive target profile, is showing early signals in metastatic castration‑resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), a setting where options after modern androgen‑receptor pathway inhibitors and taxanes remain limited. Results from a US‑based, multicenter phase 1/2 trial, published in Clinical Cancer Research, reported an objective response rate of 33.3% in a […]
A multicentre, randomised trial published in The Lancet Oncology shows that a supervised, behaviourally supported lifestyle programme can measurably blunt the adverse effects of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer. Called STAMINA, the study enrolled 700 men on ADT across 15 NHS trusts in England and randomly assigned them in a 5:4 ratio to […]
A new cohort study published in JAMA Network provides some of the most detailed evidence to date on how the type of fat men eat after a prostate cancer diagnosis relates to long-term survival. The analysis, based on 4,884 participants in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study followed for a median of 12.8 years, shows that […]