Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer: Mechanisms and Insights

Hisham Bahmad

Oct 2023 · Cancer Sensitizing Agents for Chemotherapy Book 20 · Elsevier

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Prostate cancer (PCa) is among the most diagnosed cancers in men worldwide as well as one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths. Despite the advances in treatment, the disease remains associated with poor survival and resistance to cytotoxic and targeted therapies. Therapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer: Mechanisms and Insights highlights the main mechanisms that are responsible for therapy resistance in PCa allowing researchers and clinicians to have a synopsis of current options and new therapies that can be proposed to overcome this resistance. Understanding the mechanisms responsible for chemotherapy resistance helps researchers all over the world to delve deeper into the pathways behind this resistance and potentially discover new therapeutic targets for PCa. - Tackles the topic of resistance from a broader perspective, including, but not limited to, the role of the extracellular matrix and cancer stem cells in therapy resistance - Creates understanding on how to develop novel therapies that specifically target CSCs to eliminate the regenerating capacity of the tumor and overcome therapy resistance - Helps in identifying novel molecular biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets pertaining to the tumor microenvironment to overcome therapy resistance - Provides a general view of the main pathways involved in PCa progression that will aid in understanding the mechanisms responsible for chemotherapy resistance

About the author

Dr. Bahmad is a physician scientist with more than 8 years of experience in basic, clinical, and translational research (2014-Present), mainly focusing on prostate, bladder, and brain tumors. His research work concentrates on understanding cancer progression and isolating and therapeutically targeting cancer stem cells in solid tumors (such as prostate cancer among others) which are believed to be responsible for therapy resistance and tumor recurrence. He has so far published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters in well-reputable journals mainly related to cancer stem cells and overcoming therapy resistance in various tumors. Dr. Bahmad has an MBA degree in Healthcare Management from West Texas A&M University and is currently pursuing his Pathology Residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida.

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