About VCaP-MDVR
Ideal for: Anti-androgen drug resistance studies, castration resistant studies
Most late-stage prostate cancer patients receiving next-generation anti-androgens initially respond to treatment, but this is usually followed by inevitable disease progression. Therefore, discovery of drugs that overcome adaptive resistance mechanisms is paramount. VCaP is a desirable prostate cancer cell line for in vivo studies as it models human prostate carcinoma very closely. An anti-androgen drug resistant prostate cancer model was generated based on the VCaP cell line and is ideal for next generation discovery programs. In the OncoRat this model not only shows a great engraftment rate of nearly 100% but also clear regression and re-growth after castration as demonstrated in the figure.
VCaP-MDVR Tumor Kinetics in the SRG™ Rat

VCaP-MDVR tumor growth in Hera’s SRG Rat.
Products & Services

Xenograft Efficacy Studies
Includes collection of blood, tissues & tumor for ADME, PK/PD and analysis.

(Bi)weekly Tumor Sampling
Via fine needle aspiration (FNA). For longitudinal evaluation of drug exposure, histology and gene expression.

OncoRats
Cutting edge models optimized for engraftment.
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References
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- Rubin, I., and Yosef Yarden. “The basic biology of HER2.” Annals of oncology 12 (2001): S3-S8.
References MLA
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- Yarden, Rubin. “The Basic Biology of HER2.” Annals of Oncology : Official Journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology, 2001, pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11521719/.