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SUBMITTER: Graff JN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4727917 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Graff Julie N JN Thomas George V GV Higano Celestia S CS Beer Tomasz M TM
Cureus 20151222 12
The androgen receptor is the main therapeutic target that has been successfully exploited through direct inhibition to extend survival of patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). We present a patient who participated in a Phase II study of an antagonist antibody to insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R) in men with mCRPC and experienced over five years of stable disease. His disease was rapidly progressing before exposure to the antibody and resumed its aggr ...[more]