Abstract:
:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common forms of liver cancer diagnosed worldwide. HCC occurs due to chronic liver disease and is often diagnosed at advanced stages. Chemotherapeutic agents such as doxorubicin are currently used as first-line agents for HCC therapy, but these are non-selective cytotoxic molecules with significant side effects. Sorafenib, a multi-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor, is the only approved targeted drug for HCC patients. However, due to adverse side effects and limited efficacy, there is a need for the identification of novel pharmacological drugs beyond sorafenib. Several agents that target and inhibit various signaling pathways involved in HCC are currently being assessed for HCC treatment. In the present review article, we summarize the diverse signal transduction pathways responsible for initiation as well as progression of HCC and also the potential anticancer effects of selected targeted therapies that can be employed for HCC therapy.
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Target Oncoljournal_title
Targeted oncologyauthors
Swamy SG,Kameshwar VH,Shubha PB,Looi CY,Shanmugam MK,Arfuso F,Dharmarajan A,Sethi G,Shivananju NS,Bishayee Adoi
10.1007/s11523-016-0452-7subject
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2017-02-01 00:00:00pages
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1776-2596issn
1776-260Xpii
10.1007/s11523-016-0452-7journal_volume
12pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract::ABP 980 was developed as a biosimilar to trastuzumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), that is indicated for the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, early breast cancer (EBC), and metastatic gastric cancer. ABP 980 is approved in the United States, Europ...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
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更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
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doi:10.1007/s11523-012-0251-8
更新日期:2013-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The discovery of chemoresistant cancer stem cells (CSCs) in carcinomas has created the need for therapies that specifically target these subpopulations of cells. Here, we characterized a bispecific targeted toxin that is composed of two antibody fragments and a catalytic protein toxin allowing it to bind two CSC marke...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
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更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
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更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
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更新日期:2019-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::The First-Line Erbitux in Lung Cancer (FLEX) trial showed that the addition of cetuximab to chemotherapy followed by weekly cetuximab maintenance significantly improved survival in the first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The phase IIIb NSCLC Erbitux Trial (NEXT) trial (NCT00820755) inv...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2015-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11523-012-0237-6
更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11523-018-0567-0
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11523-018-0586-x
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s11523-010-0165-2
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11523-020-00723-z
更新日期:2020-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11523-020-00701-5
更新日期:2020-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2016-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2012-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Data regarding the expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in melanoma and its role in the tumor biology are conflicting. In BRAF V600-mutant melanomas, the expression of EGFR has been associated with acquired resistance to BRAF inhibitors. In this study, we assessed EGFR expression and downstream signal...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11523-014-0318-9
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Dynamic contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (DCE-US) is a new functional technique enabling a quantitative assessment of solid tumor perfusion using raw linear data. DCE-US allows the calculation of parameters as slope of wash-in or area under the curve (AUC) representing, respectively, blood flow or blood volume. Reduc...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Axitinib, an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors, is approved as second-line treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Agents targeting the VEGF pathway may induce renal toxicities, which may be influenced by pre-existing renal dysfunction. OBJECTIVE:The objective was t...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11523-015-0389-2
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::It is believed that the insulin-like growth factor receptor type 1 (IGF-1R) signaling pathway plays a pivotal role in cancer growth, progression, and resistance to anticancer therapies. Strategies are being developed to block IGF-1R as an anticancer treatment. We reviewed several potential strategies for disrupting th...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:A consistent percentage of patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) derives no or only marginal benefit from immunotherapy (IO). OBJECTIVE:Since serum sodium has been linked to both prognosis in NSCLC and modulation of immune cells activity, we aimed to assess the association between low ...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11523-018-0599-5
更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Basal transcription regulation of the epidermal growth factor receptor is dependent upon a CA simple sequence repeat polymorphism in the intron-1 (CA-SSR-1). Here, we evaluate the role of CA-SSR-1 in complete resected esophageal cancer (EC) patients without neoadjuvant or adjuvant treatment. Genomic DNA was extracted ...
journal_title:Targeted oncology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s11523-013-0260-2
更新日期:2014-03-01 00:00:00