2026 Spring International Convention of
The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea

2026 Spring
International Convention of PSK

04.23(THU) - 04.24(FRI)
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Abstracts

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Targeting the undruggable androgen receptor N-terminal domain (AR-NTD) degradation overcomes enzalutamide resistance in CRPC

  • Da-Eun Seo1,2, Min gyo Seo1,2, Seong hwan kim*1,2
  • 1Graduate School of New Drug Discovery and Development, Chungnam National University
  • 2Therapeutic & Biotechnology Division, Korea Research of Chemical Technology

Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) remains a clinical challenge due to resistance to androgen receptor (AR)-targeted therapies such as enzalutamide. Although enzalutamide inhibits AR signaling by targeting the AR ligand-binding domain (AR-LBD), therapeutic resistance frequently develops, highlighting the need for alternative strategies to suppress persistent AR signaling. Targeted protein degradation (TPD) has emerged as a promising modality that can target both the AR-LBD and the AR N-terminal domain (AR-NTD), the latter of which has traditionally been considered an undruggable region. In this study, the anti-cancer activities of several AR-targeting protein degraders (AR-TPDs) with distinct domain-binding properties were comparatively evaluated. AR-NTD-targeting degraders exhibited greater anti-cancer activity than AR-LBD-targeting degraders in enzalutamide-resistant VCaP cells (VCaPEnzR). In addition, combination treatment with enzalutamide and AR-NTD-targeting degraders demonstrated an additive effect based on combination index analysis. Because AR splice variants lacking the ligand-binding domain are implicated in enzalutamide resistance, AR-NTD-targeting degradation may enable elimination of both full-length AR and transcriptionally active variant forms. Collectively, these results highlight the potential of AR-NTD-targeting degraders and support domain-selective protein degradation as a promising strategy for overcoming resistance in CRPC.


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2026 Spring Convention

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Conference infomation

Conference Schedule
Apr. 23(Thu) ~ 24(Fri), 2026
Conference Venue
Cheongju Osong Convention Center 275-5, Mansu-ri, Osong-eup, Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
Location
Early Registration Period
Feb. 09(Mon) ~ Apr. 15(Wed), 2026
Abstract Submission Period
Feb. 09(Mon) ~ Mar. 31(Tue), 2026
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