Columbia scientists find gene that drives prostate cancer

By Talker News
May 28, 2026
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A breakthrough in treating an aggressive form of prostate cancer could boost survival rates, according to new research.

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Prostate cancer treatment breakthrough could boost survival rates — Positively stained NEPC markers (top) are lost when Sirt1 is silenced (bottom). (Nunes de Almeida et al via SWNS)
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Positively stained NEPC markers (top) are lost when Sirt1 is silenced (bottom). (Nunes de Almeida et al via SWNS)
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Prostate cancer treatment breakthrough could boost survival rates — Tumors surgically removed from Sirt1-silenced mice (bottom) are significantly smaller than tumors removed from mice with wild-type Sirt1 expression. (Nunes de Almeida et al via SWNS)
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