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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2019
Fondazione Per L'istituto Oncologico Di Ricerca (Ior), Bellinzona, CH;
The Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital, London, GB;
FONDAZIONE PER L'ISTITUTO ONCOLOGICO DI RICERCA (IOR), Bellinzona, CH;
THE INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH: ROYAL CANCER HOSPITAL, London, GB;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of treatment of prostate cancer, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of IL-23 and/or an inhibitor of IL-23R to a mammalian patient in need thereof. The prostate cancer may be castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). The inhibitor may, for example, be an anti-IL-23 antibody, such as risankizumab, guselkumab or tildrakizumab. The method of treatment may further comprise administration of androgen deprivation therapy, such as enzalutamide. Also provided is a method of predicting the development of resistance to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) in a prostate cancer in a mammalian patient and a related screening method.