The prospect of gene therapy for prostate cancer: update on theory and status.

Abstract:

:Molecularly based novel therapeutic agents are needed to address the problem of locally recurrent, or metastatic, advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer. Recent basic science advances in mechanisms of gene expression, vector delivery, and targeting have rendered clinically relevant gene therapy to the prostatic fossa and distant sites feasible in the near future. Current research and clinical investigative efforts involving methods for more effective vector delivery and targeting, with enhanced gene expression to selected (specific) sites, are reviewed. These areas of research involve tissue-specific promoters, transgene exploration, vector design and delivery, and selective vector targeting. The 'vectorology' involved mainly addresses selective tissue homing with ligands, mechanisms of innate immune system evasion for durable transgene expression, and the possibility of repeat administration.

journal_name

Curr Opin Urol

authors

Koeneman KS,Hsieh JT

doi

10.1097/00042307-200109000-00007

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-09-01 00:00:00

pages

489-94

issue

5

eissn

0963-0643

issn

1473-6586

journal_volume

11

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