The invention concerns an inhibitor of the expression of chemokine CCL7 or an inhibitor of the expression of the receptor CCR3 or an inhibitor of CCL7/CCR3 interaction for the use of same to prevent or treat the extension of prostate cancer outside the prostatic capsule in a subject. The invention also concerns a method for determining the degree of aggressiveness of a prostate cancer tumor in a subject suffering from prostate cancer, comprising a step of determining the concentration or level of expression of the receptor CCR3 in a sample of prostate tumor cells obtained from said subject.
本发明涉及一种
趋化因子CCL7表达
抑制剂或受体CCR3表达
抑制剂或CCL7/CCR3相互作用
抑制剂,用于预防或治疗受试者的前列腺癌向前列腺囊外延伸。本发明还涉及一种确定前列腺癌患者前列腺癌肿瘤侵袭程度的方法,该方法包括一个步骤,即确定从所述患者处获得的前列腺肿瘤细胞样本中受体CCR3的浓度或表达
水平。