![H. Shelton Earp, MD, and G. Greg Wang, PhD, have published a study that describe the role of androgen receptor variant 7 (AR-V7), an alternative form of the androgen receptor, that plays a key role in prostate cancer development.](https://unclineberger.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/867/2018/11/insights-about-prostate-cancer-resistance-could-lead-to-treatment-strategies-image2-600x400.jpeg)
October 5, 2018
Insights about prostate cancer resistance could lead to treatment strategies
In the journal Molecular Cell, researchers led by UNC Lineberger's G. Greg Wang, PhD, and H. Shelton Earp, MD, describe the role of a protein variant called androgen receptor variant 7 (AR-V7), which is an alternative form of the androgen receptor that plays a key role in prostate cancer development and treatment.