title: Molecular and genetic prognostic factors of prostate cancer.
abstract: Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Western males, responsible for 3% of all deaths in men over 55 years of age and second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death. Biomarkers have become an important diagnostic tool in prostate cancer. The discovery of the serum marker prostate-specific antigen (PSA) significantly facilitated the detection and management of prostate cancer. As we enter into the post-genomics era, novel biomarkers of prostate cancer of therapeutic significance will invariably emerge. Here we review a series of existing and emerging molecular-based prognostic markers particularly with radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. achakravarti@partners.org
authors.forename: Arnab
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakravarti
authors.forename: Gary Guotang
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Zhai
mesh_terms: D005819:Genetic Markers; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000532:radiotherapy
chemical_list: D005819:Genetic Markers