Prostate Cancer Hijacks Amino Acid Metabolism to Signal Hormone Therapy Resistance (IMAGE)

Weill Cornell Medicine

Prostate Cancer Hijacks Amino Acid Metabolism to Signal Hormone Therapy Resistance

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The illustration depicts clustered prostate cancer cells (yellow) with smaller spheres within them representing accumulated intracellular lipids, which may help tumors resist hormone therapy and acquire more aggressive features. The tumor is surrounded by normal prostate tissue (blue-grey)

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Zhongchi Li

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