Advances in small molecule inhibitors of androgen receptor for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-318

  Sadar, Marianne D ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allosteric inhibitor; Androgen receptor; Antagonist; Antiandrogens; Castration resistant prostate cancer; EPI 001; Intrinsically disordered; Small molecules

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIANDROGEN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTATE TUMOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84861611912     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-011-0745-5     Document Type: Article

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