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ReviewFrontiers in cell and developmental biology2025

Unravelling targeted therapy in prostate cancer: from molecular mechanisms to translational opportunities.

Litong Wu, Junfeng Qiu, Zhiming Hong, Quan Wang, Qixin Li, Wenbin Zhou

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Review in Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Litong Wu *Andrology Department, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Junfeng Qiu *Andrology Department, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Zhiming Hong *Andrology Department, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Quan WangAndrology Department, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China.
Qixin LiShenzhen Bao'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital Group, Shenzhen, China.
Wenbin ZhouAndrology Department, Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Shenzhen, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer, ranking among the most prevalent malignancies in males worldwide, is undergoing a significant evolution in therapeutic paradigms from conventional approaches to precision medicine, with recent advances in targeted therapies offering novel strategic insights. This review delineates the molecular foundations of prostate carcinogenesis, elucidating pivotal domains including genetic mutations, hormonal regulation, tumor microenvironment dynamics, cell cycle dysregulation, epigenetic modifications, and tumor heterogeneity. Furthermore, we evaluate the clinical translation of targeted strategies such as AR signaling axis inhibition, PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway modulation, DNA damage repair machinery exploitation, prostate-specific membrane antigen -directed interventions, and combinatorial immunotherapy. Concurrent challenges-AR-driven heterogeneity, adaptive drug resistance mechanisms, spliceosomal vulnerabilities, and scarcity of selective molecular targets-are critically analyzed. Notwithstanding these obstacles, targeted therapies exhibit considerable potential to enhance therapeutic efficacy while mitigating systemic toxicities, paving the way for more personalized and precision-oriented oncologic care. By underscoring the imperative to decode prostate cancer's molecular architecture, this work outlines future research priorities and advances a robust scientific framework for innovation in therapeutic development.

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androgen receptormolecular mechanismsprostate cancerPROTACstargeted therapytumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID41323732
PMCPMC12660269

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