Discovery and Characterization of Novel Piperidine Derivatives as Potent Cytochrome P450 17A1 Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer Therapy.
Castration-resistant prostate cancer relies on intratumoral androgen synthesis mediated by cytochrome P450 17A1 (CYP17A1). Treatment with the only clinically used CYP17A1 inhibitor, abiraterone, is limited by resistance and side effects, underscoring the urgent need for new CYP17A1 inhibitors with greater selectivity a...