Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9) is able to degrade fAR and AR3 in a dose-dependent manner in various human PCa cells. Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9) can also effectively suppress AR-targeted genes in CWR22Rv1-fARKD cells. Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9) (5 or 10 μM) significantly suppresses the DHT-induced cell growth in all three PCa cell lines. Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9) suppresses AR-targeted genes and cell growth by degradation of fAR and ectopic AR3 in C81 and C4-2 cells. Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9) selectively promotes AR degradation by disrupting the interaction between AR and AR coregulators. ASC-J9 reduces the AR aggregated AR-112Q in cells. Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9) suppresses the aggregation of AR-112Q in SBMA PC12/AR-112Q cells.

Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9) (75 mg/kg, i.p.) degrades both fAR and AR3 in the xenografted tumors in vivo, and SC-J9-treated tumors has significantly decreased Ki67-positive cells. Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9) (50 mg/kg every 48 h, i.p.) substantially ameliorates the SBMA symptoms in AR-97Q mice, and ameliorates neuromuscular pathological findings. The Dimethylcurcumin (ASC-J9)-treated SBMA mice have relatively normal serum testosterone concentrations. ASC-J9-treated mice show significantly smaller prostate tumor sizes when compared with those receiving classic ADT/castration with little serum androgen.