Abstract
Given the clinical heterogeneity and increasing stage migration to lower-risk disease with PSA screening, there is a pressing need for reliable prognostic factors in prostate cancer. An increased understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of the disease has resulted in the identification of a variety of molecular markers representing many of the hallmarks of cancer. Current markers which hold promise include cell cycle control molecules, pro-growth signals, and markers for invasion and metastasis. Evolving technologies such as circulating tumor cells also hold great promise. This chapter summarizes markers from the tumor, urine, and blood which may help better characterize an individual patient’s clinical course.
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Martin, N.E. (2013). Molecular Risk Profiling. In: Tewari, A. (eds) Prostate Cancer: A Comprehensive Perspective. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2864-9_18
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