The present invention relates to a
nucleic acid sequence encoding the
transcription factor ESE3 / EHF or an isoform thereof, for use in the treatment of a
cancer in a patient in need thereof and can be a mRNA or
a DNA, in particular for use in the treatment of
prostate cancer. The invention also relates to a
plasmid, a
viral vector or a pharmaceutical composition comprising, such
nucleic acid sequence. In particular, the present invention is based on the use of
plasmid DNA coding the full-length sequence of the
gene ESE3 / EHF and to the use of
in vitro transcribed (IVT) mRNA of ESE3 / EHF as
gene therapy in aggressive
prostate cancerESE3 / EHF is a
transcription factor that is expressed in normal
prostate but is lost in
prostate tumors, particularly during the progression from indolent to aggressive tumors. The aim is to replace the ESE3 / EHF
transcription factor using
gene therapy approaches at the time the gene is reduced or lost. The invention also relates to the use of ESE3 / EHF replacement in
combination therapy with
androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), the
standard treatment for metastatic
prostate cancer, and other therapies, such as
androgen receptor signalling inhibitors (ARSI), chemotherapeutics, molecular-targeted therapeutics, and immunotherapeutics.