title: Transcription factor Stat5a/b as a therapeutic target protein for prostate cancer.
abstract: Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous cancer in Western males. The majority of prostate cancer fatalities are caused by development of castration-resistant growth and metastatic spread of the primary tumor. The average duration of the response of primary prostate cancer to hormonal ablation is less than 3 years, and 75% of prostate cancers in the United States progress to castration-resistant disease. The existing pharmacological therapies for metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer do not provide significant survival benefit. This review summarizes the importance of transcription factor Stat5 signaling in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer and discusses the molecular basis of Stat5a/b inhibition as a therapeutic strategy for prostate cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cancer Biology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, 233 S. 10th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Zhiyong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lutz
authors.forename: Marja T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Nevalainen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D055808:Drug Discovery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D050799:STAT5 Transcription Factor