Method of treating prostate cancer and screening of patients who benefit from said method

摘要

The invention relates to a method for treating ERG-positive prostate cancer patients with an agent counteracting one or more ERG-associated genes and/or manipulating of one or more ERG-related pathways, optionally in combination with an androgen deprivation therapy wherein at least one ERG-associated gene HDAC1 is used. Furthermore, the invention concerns methods for screening prostate cancer patients which may benefit from said treatment, assessing the efficacy of a therapy for treating prostate cancer in a patient, assessing progression of prostate cancer in a patient, selecting an agent to be tested for usefulness in the treatment of prostate cancer, and for assessing prostate carcinogenic potential of an agent.