Prostate cancer gene therapy.

Numerous gene therapy trials in the United States and throughout the world using various strategies are in progress for the treatment of locally advanced and metastatic prostate cancer. Although vector technology advances at a rapid pace, progress in elucidating the molecular pathways critical for the development and progression of prostate cancer has been slower and more deliberate. Thus far, prostate gene therapy appears to be safe and well tolerated. Through these early clinical trials, the safety and efficacy of gene therapy alone or in combination with more conventional therapy as a basis for the treatment of prostate cancer will ultimately be determined.